From the editor

Doors separate inside and outside worlds. This issue’s Cover Story ‘opens the doors’ on the daily responsibilities of several Hospital Authority colleagues who provide some of the less familiar yet vital services that ensure our hospitals can operate 24/7, to serve the community and save lives. To learn more about HA’s behind-the-scenes operations, turn to page 2.

With the rising popularity of the short film, HA has entered the world of micro-film production with Love@HA. Released through HA Channel, Love@HA is a series of four micro-films featuring the touching stories of frontline staff and their patients (see page 8). Other upcoming HA Channel releases include the long-awaited HA Oral History series, which kicks off with a fascinating interview with HA founder Sir SY Chung. Please see page 7 for more details.

In the latest installment of our series of articles on HA clinical simulation training centres (pages 12 and 13), we introduce the Accident & Emergency Training Centre at Tang Shiu Kin Hospital. The Centre specialises in training first-aid experts using ‘real life’ props and scenarios, including the use of wrecked cars to simulate traffic accidents.

Recent enhancements to the e-version of HASLink include the addition of five social media add-ons – e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Weibo – making it even easier to share HASLink articles with your friends and colleagues.

As this year’s hot, wet summer draws to a close, we wish all our colleagues a very happy Mid-Autumn Festival.