James Gibson Fund

Professor James Gibson was the Head of Pathology from 1963 until his retirement in 1983, Dean of Medicine for six years from 1972 to 1978, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for two separate periods. His contributions to the University as a whole and to the Department of Pathology in particular have been immense, and his influence spread to the future years.
One of Professor Gibson’s achievements was the negotiation of an agreement in 1970 between the University and the Hong Kong government resulting in a grant to run Hospital Pathology Service (HPS). This enabled the Department to provide high quality pathology service to a modern teaching hospital of international standing. It also enabled the University to use its expertise to enhance the quality and scope of clinical laboratory service.

Professor Gibson's other achievements included the setting up of a central electron microscope unit in the University, a new Clinical Pathology Building adjacent to the ‘old' University Pathology Building in 1972, the setting up of a medical laboratory technician training program on a territory-wide basis, the development of cytology service, the setting up of Immunology Section in 1975, and a tissue typing service in 1981. He had approximately sixty publications to his credit and was the principal author of W.H.O. “blue book” on Histological Typing of Tumours of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas (1978).

In 1983, friends and colleagues of Emeritus Professor James Gibson established the James Gibson Fund to mark his retirement after many years of distinguished service to the University and the community. The purpose of the fund is to facilitate visits to the Department of Pathology by distinguished scholars from abroad.