From the editor

HASLink wishes you happiness and good health in the Year of the Horse – let’s all saddle up and ride towards achieving new heights of excellence in everything we do.

With avian influenza making a comeback in Hong Kong and the recent cold weather snap, the number of people visiting the Hospital Authority’s A&E departments has skyrocketed in recent months, keeping our frontline colleagues busy around the clock. HA’s Head Office has worked hand in hand with the clusters to ensure hospitals can rise to the challenge of the winter surge. To find out more on this issue and to test yourself on the ABCs of the HxNx group of influenza viruses, please see the Cover Story.

As participants in the HA New Year Run will tell you, taking regular exercise is an important part of maintaining good health. If you missed this year’s event, Helen Ha shares her unique insight, while other pages provide a fantastic race report!

In short, service excellence is best achieved by having a good work-life balance – so even as you work hard in this particularly busy season, don’t forget to play hard too!