Dr. Sun Wen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Yat Sen and his three friends who talk about revolutionary ideas in the late Qing Dynasty is called “Four Bandits”. In the front row, there are Yang He ling, Sun Yat Sen, Chen Shao Bai,and U Rey from left to right; the man who stood behind them was Kuan Jing Liang.

This photo was taken in Hong Kong Chinese College of Medicine.

 

In July of 1892, Dr. Sun graduated from the College of Medicine with first grade, awarded by Hong Kong Governor William Robinson personally. After graduation, Dr. Sun worked as a physician in Ching Hu Hospital in Macao. He afterward established a Western pharmacy there in December, practicing medicine from then on. In 1890, while Dr. Sun was studying in Hong Kong, he, Yang He ling, Sun Yat Sen, Chen Shao Bai,and U Rey (Four Bandits) advocated of revolution. Sun Yat Sen, Lu Hao Tung, and so on commended and criticized domestic affairs. In the spring of 1893, they relocated the pharmacy to Guangzhou and renamed it, with a view to screen the revolution by medicine.

 

Sun Yat-sen graduated from Hong Kong College of Medicine with the best academic performances. There were 13 students enrolled, however, only two did graduate successfully, including Dr. Sun. Hong Kong College of Medicine was embryonic, which was not recognized by the Hong Kong authorities. In other words, he couldn't obtain a license to practice medicine in Hong Kong yet. After training for five years, Dr. Sun graduated from Hong Kong College of Medicine in July 1892. Although they have not been qualified or recognized by the government, a group of independent examiners still believed that they were able to practice in drugs, surgery and midwifery.

 

In the early years of Hong Kong College of Medicine, graduates could only practice medicine in Hong Kong as a Chinese, for it still belonged a more pioneering medical school. When Sun was graduated, Northern Minister Li Hung Chang intended to recruit Dr. Sun to the Northern College of Medicine, the medical school he planed to establish.

(Wu Shiang Shiang, Dr. Sun Yet Sen's Story)

 

 

(1866.11.12－1925.3.12)

In 1886, Dr. Sun Yat Sen carried the introduction letter from Dr. Charters Robert Hager, entering the Guangzhou Boji Hospital affiliated medical school to study medicine and preach revolution. In January 1887, Dr. Sun entered HKC College of Medicine ( HKU medical school). Sun once recalled: "I studied medicine in Guangzhou for only one year, then I realized English medical school was established in Hong Kong; plus, the better academic performances and the more local freedom to advocate revolution is the reason why I attended HKU." Sun to get to know many friends during his study in Hong Kong College of Medicine, including mentor Cantlie, Chen Shao Bai, and Yang He ling. Yang He ling later introduced Dr Sun to U Rey, who helped the revolution in the future remarkably.