It is my pleasure to congratulate you on the successful establishment of the Hong Kong Pain Society.  There is an old Chinese saying: “One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.”  Your Society has taken the first step to plant the trees so that Hong Kong patients with pain can enjoy peace and stability under them. 

In addition, I hope we can further expand our collaborative programs with you and your society members.  We would very much like help all the overseas Chinese patients with pain whether is cancer-related or non cancer-related pain.  I hope we can enhance friendship between our societies as well as its important contributions to developing and consolidating bilateral relations in the field of pain.

May your Society embark on a new journey towards the 21st century!

Yu-Chuan Tsai

President of Chinese Association for the Study of Pain (Taiwan)