IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

It has been a great privilege and honour for me to lead the PRCP in the 2 years from October 2004 to October 2006. Looking back, I am pleased to see that it has been a period of growth for our organization. Membership has grown significantly, and in particular, we have 20 new members from China, and a number of young psychiatrists have joined PRCP. Financially, our status has become much more stable with the surplus generated from the PRCP meeting in Hong Kong in 2004. There are also a lot of activities in our organization, e.g. the recent successful meeting in Taiwan, setting up the PRCP Research Awards and Travel Awards. I am very pleased that our College is now poised for further expansion and developments, and we have the capacity to do more for our region.

It is my great pleasure to pass the banner to Prof. Allan Tasman, and I have full confidence that he will lead our College to new heights. I also look to Prof. Noda, our President-Elect, to assist Prof. Tasman in the further development of our College. I urge all PRCP Fellows and Members to strongly support them in the coming years.

Prof Helen Chiu
Immediate Past President