Our Mission
To strive towards excellence in the provision of quality services to the elderly people in Hong Kong.
Our Objectives
- To enhance the knowledge and expertise in gerontological nursing.
- To promote the understanding, communications and welfare of the nurses working for the elderly in Hong Kong.
- To develop a local identity of gerontic nurses.
- To initiate and develop continuous gerontological nursing education and nursing research activities.
Philosophy of Gerontological Nursing
- Gerontological Nursing is unique in the care of older adults: physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.
- It aims to work in partnership with older people and their family through good communication on all perspective of health. By promoting an approach to nursing that is human, sensitive and caring, it can support each person in reaching optimum independence and self-care in daily living; and hence the ability to live a comfortable dignified and respectful life is sustained.
History Of The HKCGN
Hong Kong College of Gerontology Nursing
Our History
Our Founding Association is the “Hong Kong Nurses Association of Gerontology”, which was established in 1997 by a group of enthusiastic and dedicated gerontological nurses. The Association was renamed as the “Hong Kong College of Gerontology Nursing (HKCGN)” in January 2010. Since its inception in 1997, the College has provided a wide variety of educational courses, seminars and workshops that are specific to the care of older people with the aims to raise the awareness of carers and health care professionals with updated knowledge and practices in gerontological nursing care.
Moreover, our College has been accredited as a Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Provider since 2006. In May 2012, our College has been officially inaugurated as one of the Academy Colleges. Recently, we are working with the Provisional Hong Kong Academy of Nursing (PHKAN) to focus on the development of the College Fellowship Program, and to continue to promote the high standard of care of older people.
Our Objectives
- To enhance the knowledge and expertise in gerontologcial nursing
- To promote understanding, communications and welfare of nurses working for older people
- To develop a local identity of gerontic nurses
- To initiate and develop continuous gerontological nursing education and nursing research activities.
China Network
Cooperating with Nurse Training Schools in Various Provinces in China
HKCGN has been collaborating with various Chinese provinces, especially Guangdong in the training of specialist nurses on gerontological nursing since 2010. And has since trained over 500 specialist nurses in China.
HKCGN will continue to work with Chinese Nurse Training Schools to strive towards excellence in the provision of quality services to the elderly people in China.
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Chairman's Words
Dr. Noble Po Ka LAW
President (2026-2028)
Hong Kong College of Gerontology Nursing
Dear colleagues,
It is an honor to serve as your new President. I’m deeply grateful for your dedication, compassion, and commitment to safe, high-quality care for the older adults. Together, we will continue strengthening our practice, supporting one another, and advancing the standards that our patients and communities deserve.
Our shared aim in the years ahead is to support gerontological development—through learning, innovation, and evidence-based improvement—while ensuring comprehensive, dignified, and patient-centered care for older adults.
As a college, our work will focus on three key directions:
- Quality gerontological education and professional development for our members.
- Improving elderly care through evidence-based practice, innovation, and clinical standards.
- Strengthening collaboration and outreach to support older adults, families, and the wider community.
I look forward to listening, collaborating, and working with you as we build a stronger future for older adults and the nursing professionals who care for them.
With respect,
Ms. CHAN Sau Kuen, Becky
President (2024-2026)
Hong Kong College of Gerontology Nursing
Dear members,
The population worldwide is ageing, and the elderly population of Hong Kong continues to grow. According to the demographic trends published by the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Government in 2022, the proportion of people aged 65 or above had risen steadily from 8.9% in 1991 to 20.5% in 2021. Our elders have contributed a great deal to Hong Kong society, and it is the responsibility of us nurses to keep them physically and mentally healthy so that they can enjoy the second half of their lives.
It is a great honour to serve as the President of the Hong Kong College of Gerontology Nursing. I am grateful for the support of all Council Members, and I sincerely hope that members will pass on their accumulated specialist experience and wisdom to the next generation, so as to raise the standard of geriatric care, enhance the health knowledge and quality of life of older adults, and enable our elders to enjoy a colourful and golden stage of life.
Joan HO
President (2022-2024)
Hong Kong College of Gerontology Nursing
Dear HKCGN members,
I would like to provide a brief report on some of the recent developments and initiatives taken by our College. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have not been able to hold an on-site AGM in the past three years. I am so glad that we have organized a very successful HKCGN Annual Symposium cum AGM physically on 3 Jun 2023.
First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to all our members who have been actively involved in supporting our elderly clients during these difficult times. Your dedication and commitment to the elderly community have been invaluable, and we appreciate all that you have done.
In the past year, we have been able to provide four training sessions via Zoom, and I am happy to report that we had over 1,300 attendances. This has been a great way to continue providing education and training to our members, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. Looking ahead, we plan to continue providing training via Zoom in 2023. We believe that this virtual format has proven to be successful and has allowed us to reach a wider audience. We are committed to making our training accessible to as many members as possible, regardless of their location.
In addition to our local efforts, we are also committed to supporting gerontology nursing training in China. We believe that our expertise and knowledge can be of great benefit to the wider community. We are dedicated to continuing these efforts to promote knowledge exchange and excellence in the field of gerontology nursing.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for the devotion and wonderful support of our Council Members. I would also like to make a passionate appeal to our members esp. those Fellows to consider becoming our co-opted members. Your input and expertise are invaluable to us, and we would be honoured to have you on board.
Anders YUEN
President (2007-2022)
Hong Kong College of Gerontology Nursing
My Dear College Fellow Members,
Wishing you all a very healthy and successful year in 2019! Time passes so quickly and I would like to take this opportunity to update you some of our College’s achievements in 2018.
In meeting with the ever-challenging health care system and the complex community environment, we have invited Dr James LUK, President of the Hong Kong Geriatrics Society, as our Keynote Speaker and shared his foresight with us on "Building a Sustainable Quality Gerontological Healthcare" at our 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting on May 26th 2018. This year our Scientific Meeting has received an overwhelming response of approaching 80 participants. In the event, our Fellows and members have also shared their successful collaboration projects and excellent updates of their current nursing practice innovations.
During 2018, our College has successfully launched the CNE Update Course in Elderly Abuse Issues, Counselling & Communication with elders, Medication Safety, Wound Care Management, Common Mental Health Problems in Geriatric Patients, Nursing management of skin & related problems as a kind of joint-handed programs with the HK Association of Gerontology. There are more than 40 participants enrolled in each program.
We had also collaborated with the "Guangdong Nurses Association" to organize their Fifth Gerontology Nurse Specialist Certificate Training Course for the nursing colleagues of Guangdong province in 2018. Such Course was successfully held with more than 80 nurse specialist graduates for elderly care.
Four Journal Club Sharing have also been conducted in 2018 with very overwhelmed respond. I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to Professor Claudia LAI, Professor Helen CHAN, Ms Sabrina HO and Ms Catherine WONG as our Journal Club Sharing would not be so successful without their dedicated support.
May I also like to take this opportunity to send my deepest gratitude and thank all our devoted Council Members for their wholehearted support to the College and brilliant, outstanding works in past years.
Since the “Voluntarily Specialist Enrolment/ Registration Scheme” will probably be piloted by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong in 2019, I would invite all College members to pay special attention to the development of such issue in future.