HKSPRA 2026

Organizing Committee

Presidents

Dr. Wa-Keung Chiu (United Christian Hospital)
Dr. Ellis KL Hon (CUHK Medical Centre)

Advisors

Dr. Ting-Yat Miu (Private Practice)
Dr. Daniel KK Ng (Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital)
Dr. Alfred YC Tam (Private Practice)

Secretary

Dr. Karen KY Leung (Hong Kong Children’s Hospital)

Scientific Committee

Dr. Ellis KL Hon, Co-chairperson (CUHK Medical Centre)
Prof. Albert Martin MC Li, Co-chairperson (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Kate CC Chan (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Wa-Keung Chiu (United Christian Hospital)
⁠Dr. David CK Luk (United Christian Hospital)
⁠Dr. Daniel KK Ng (Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital)
⁠Dr. Ka-Ka Siu (The University of Hong Kong)
⁠Dr. Michelle YP Tsang (United Christian Hospital)
Prof. Gary WK Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Ceremonial and Social Events

Dr. Shu-Yan Lam, Chairperson (Tuen Mun Hospital)
⁠Dr. James Wesley CH Cheng (United Christian Hospital)
⁠Dr. Ka-Ka Siu (The University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Esther OY Wong (Tuen Mun Hospital)
Dr. Gerry MF Yeung (Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan)

Finance & Sponsorship

Dr. Michelle YP Tsang, Chairperson (United Christian Hospital)
Dr. Ellis KL Hon (CUHK Medical Centre)
⁠Dr. Kin-Wai Chau (Private Practice)
Dr. Karen KY Leung (Hong Kong Children’s Hospital)
Prof. Ting-Fan Leung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
⁠Dr. David CK Luk (United Christian Hospital)
⁠Dr. Daniel KK Ng (Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital)
Dr. Sou-Chi Sit (Private Practice)
⁠Dr. Gerry MF Yeung (Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan)

Publication & Decoration

Dr. Eric YT Chan, Chairperson (Kwong Wah Hospital)
⁠Dr. Ping Lam (Caritas Medical Centre)
⁠Dr. Theresa NH Leung (Hong Kong Children’s Hospital)
Dr. Leo KL Wong (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)

International & Local Affairs

Dr. Daniel KK Ng (Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital)

Publicity

APPS Council
HKSPRA Council

About APPS

Asian Paediatric Pulmonology Society

https://www.appuls.org

The Asian Paediatric Pulmonology Society (APPS) is a professional organization established in 2014 by paediatric pulmonologists across Asia, dedicated to improve the care of children with respiratory diseases, which continue to pose a significant health burden across the region despite its diverse cultural, geographic, and resource settings. As a collaborative regional platform, APPS brings together clinicians, educators, and researchers to promote excellence in paediatric respiratory medicine through capacity building, knowledge exchange, and academic leadership. The Society advances its mission through flagship initiatives including its annual scientific congress, the Pediatric Respirology and Critical Care Medicine (PRCCM) journal, the APPS Grand Round online academic series, and the development of regionally relevant clinical practice guidelines. Through these sustained efforts, APPS strives to lead progress in clinical practice, education, and research, while strengthening professional networks and improving respiratory health outcomes for children across Asia.

About HKSPRA

Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Respirology and Allergy

http://www.hkspra.org

Respiratory diseases are the commonest diseases affecting children as well as being the commonest cause of serious life-threatening diseases requiring intensive care in the world. With the aim of promoting the practice of paediatric respirology in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Respirology (HKSPR), a registered charitable organization, was founded in 1997 to promote the development of paediatric respiratory medicine and critical care. On 25 June 2015, it was officially renamed as “Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Respirology and Allergy” to reflect the scope of the Society as allergy is an important component in paediatric respiratory medicine. The society is committed to maintaining and improving the quality of diagnostic and treatment services for paediatric respiratory and allergic diseases in Hong Kong. The office bearers and council members have been working hard to promote the works of the Society. We have around 220 members, they include doctors and allied-health professionals (paediatric nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, etc). Each year, we organise our Annual Scientific Meeting in October/November. There are other special workshops (eg Allergy Workshop, Asthma Workshop, Bronchoscopy Course, Lung Function Workshop, NIV Workshop, Sleep Course, etc) we organise from time to time. HKSPRA publishes a journal “Pediatric Respirology and Critical Care Medicine” jointly with Asian Paediatric Pulmonology and Society & Society of Pediatric Pulmonology, Taiwan from Jan 2017. The Journal is open access journal indexed in DOAJ and no fee is charged to authors. It is published quarterly.

Day 1 - 30 Oct 2026 (Friday)
Day 2 - 31 Oct 2026 (Saturday)
Day 3 - 1 Nov 2026 (Sunday)

Parallel Workshop I:
Paediatric Airway Interventions by Flexible Bronchoscopy

Target: Doctors and Nurses
Format: Lectures and Hands-on
Time: Full Day

Parallel Workshop II:
Cystic Fibrosis: From Zero to 100

Target: Doctors and Nurses
Format: Lectures and Hands-on
Time: Full Day

Parallel Workshop III:
Lung Function: Tidal to Force

Target: Doctors, Nurses and Technicians
Format: Lectures and Hands-on
Time: Half Day in the afternoon

Parallel Workshop IV:
Ventilators Optimization: Hospital to Transport to Home

Target: Doctors and Nurses
Format: Lectures and Hands-on
Time: Half Day in the afternoon

Time	Programme
09:00 – 09:30	Opening Ceremony
09:30 – 11:00	Keynote Lecture I and II Topic 1: Asthma Management 2026
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:15	Parallel Symposium I Respirology	Parallel Symposium II Common Sleep Medicine Topic 1: An App Intervention for Sleep Problems in Children with Neurodiversity Topic 2: Technological Ways of Dealing with Insomnia in Adolescents		Parallel Symposium III Technology Dependent Children
13:15 – 14:00	Lunch Symposium I	Lunch Symposium II		Lunch Symposium III
14:00 – 15:13	Parallel Free Paper Oral Presentation I	Parallel Free Paper Oral Presentation II		Parallel Free Paper Oral Presentation III
15:15 – 15:45	Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:15	Keynote Lecture III and IV Topic 1: What Happens to a Child with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Adulthood – Cardiovascular Perspective Topic 2: Year in Review: Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
17:30 – 18:45	30^th HKSPRA Annual General Meeting		13^th APPS Annual General Meeting
19:00 – 22:00	Congress Dinner

Time	Programme
07:15	Registration
08:00 – 09:00	APPS Grand Round Topic: Obliterative Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis in a Pre-school Child
09:00 – 10:30	Keynote Lecture V and VI Topic 1: Paediatric Pulmonoary Tuberculosis Guidelines – 2026
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:45	Parallel Symposium IV Infection	Parallel Symposium V Skin and Allergy	Parallel Symposium VI Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Topic 1: Hypoxic Burden – Is it Ready for Use in Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnoea? Topic 2: Dental Intervention for Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnoea – What is the Longer-term Outcome?
12:45 – 13:30	Lunch Symposium IV Asthma (Sponsored by AstraZeneca)	Lunch Symposium V Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Sponsored by Sanofi)	Lunch Symposium VI
13:30 – 15:15	Parallel Symposium VII Respirology Topic 1: Changing Horizon in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Topics 2: Non-CF Bronchiectasis – the NEWs	Parallel Symposium VIII Lung Function	Parallel Symposium IX Critical Care Medicine
15:15 – 15:45	Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:30	Keynote Lecture VII Topic: Interventional Flexible Bronchoscopy in Children: State of the Art
16:30 – 17:00	Closing Ceremony and Presentation of Awards

The programme is subject to change without prior notice.

Online Registration will be launched in May.

Registration Fee

Delegates from outside Hong Kong (including Mainland and Macau)

Category

Early-Bird
(on or before 31 July 2026)

Normal and Onsite
(from 1 August 2026)

Main Congress

Physicians and Dentists
Physician Trainees and Allied-health Professionals

HK$1,600 (US$200)
HK$1,200 (US$150)

HK$2,000 (US$250)
HK$1,600 (US$200)

Pre-congress Workshop*

All Participants

HK$800 per workshop
(US$100 per workshop)

HK$1,200 per workshop
(US$150 per workshop)

Congress Dinner

All Participants

HK$560 (US$70)

* Pre-congress workshop: it is a pre-requisite to register the Main Congress in order to register for any pre-congress workshop.
*All payments are in Hong Kong Dollars. Exchange rate is for reference only.

Local Delegates (Based in Hong Kong)

Standard Rate

Day Rate

Main Congress

Physicians and Dentists
Physician Trainees and Allied-health Professionals

HK$1,200
HK$800

HK$800
HK$600

Pre-congress Workshop*

All Participants

HK$600 per workshop

Congress Dinner

All Participants

HK$560

* Pre-congress workshop: it is a pre-requisite to register the Main Congress in order to register for any pre-congress workshop.

Method of Payment

Payment of registration fee (in Hong Kong Dollars) must be made by the following methods:

Visa, MasterCard
Alipay
Cheque in HKD for local participants only

Letter of Invitation

On request, the Secretariat will send a letter of invitation by email to participant to attend the Congress. The invitation letter is intended to facilitate the participant apply leave or travel arrangement, it does not imply the provision of any financial or other support.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellation should be made in writing to the Secretariat via email at hkspraasm@icc.com.hk.

On or before 30 September 2026	50% of the fee collected will be refunded. All refund will be processed after the Congress with the deduction of administrative fee.
After 30 September 2026 (including no-show in the Congress)	No refund will be made.

Registration Entitlements

Main Congress Registration includes:

Access to all scientific sessions
Admission to opening ceremony & closing ceremony
Visit the exhibition area
Enjoy the coffee breaks and lunches

Rules and Regulations

Each registrant should complete a separate ONLINE registration form.

Registration form without payment will NOT be processed. Please do NOT send cash.

Written confirmation will be sent upon receipt of your registration form and full payment. If you could not receive the confirmation within two weeks, please contact the Secretariat at hkspraasm@icc.com.hk.

The programme is subject to change without prior notice. In the event of cancellation of the Congress, the only liability of the Organizers is to refund the registration fees paid. In the event of delay of the Congress or change of Congress date, no refund will be made.
In the event of the Congress delay, cancellation or change of Congress date related to outside control, such as weather, emergency, traffic control, we will post the information to the delegates via official website and email.
The participants recognize and accept the Organizers collect, process and store personal data exclusively for processing registration to the Congress as well as for general preparation work for the Congress.

The decision of the Organizers shall be final and conclusive.

All enquiries, changes and cancellations should be made in writing to the Secretariat.

For enquiries, please contact
Joint Congress of APPS-HKSPRA Secretariat
c/o International Conference Consultants Ltd.
Tel: (852) 2559 9973
Email: hkspraasm@icc.com.hk

Online Abstract Submission

The Scientific Committee of the 11^th APPS Annual Scientific Congress in conjunction with the 29^th HKSPRA Annual Scientific Meeting (Joint Congress of APPS-HKSPRA), welcomes the submission of abstracts for Oral and E-poster Presentations at the Congress. Please read the following information carefully before submitting your abstracts via the online abstract submission portal.

Important Date

Congress Dates:	30 October – 1 November 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline:	15 July 2026
Notification of Acceptance:	31 August 2026
Submission Portal:	Submission must be made via the Online Portal; fax and postal mail will not be accepted.
Registration:	Registration for the Congress on or before 30 September 2026 is a requirement for ALL presenting authors and is a pre-requisite to be included in the scientific programme. For presenting authors who fail to register and settle the payment, the Organizers reserve the right to exclude his/her abstract from the final programme.

Abstract Categories

Allergy
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Infectious Disease
Pulmonology
Respiratory Neurobiology and Sleep Medicine

Type of Presentations

Authors may select their preferred format; however, the Scientific Committee reserves the right to assign the final presentation format:

Oral Presentation
E-poster Presentation

Abstract Submission Guidelines and Format

All Abstract Submissions and Presentations must be in English.
Abstracts should be submitted via the online submission system only.
The Scientific Committee will review all abstracts submitted online.
Abstracts received after the deadline will not be considered.
All abstracts must be submitted and presented in clear English with accurate grammar and spelling of a quality suitable for publication.
No corrections can be made to an already submitted abstract.
The presenting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract.
There can only be 1 presenting author.
After your abstract submission, you will be sent an automatic e-mail confirming your successful submission.
Please enter submission information carefully, as information will be published exactly as submitted.
If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please contact the Secretariat at: hkspraasm@icc.com.hk
There is a choice of Oral presentation and E-poster presentation. The final decision will be made by the Scientific Committee.
Presenters are required to register as paid delegates on or before 30 September 2026. Presentation will NOT be included in the Final Programme if you fail to do so.

Congress Date

30 October – 1 November 2026

Congress Venue

Cordis, Hong Kong
555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon

Location and Transportation:
https://www.cordishotels.com/en/hong-kong/the-hotel/about-us/our-location
Mongkok MTR Station, Exit C3 / C4 (Langham Place) or E1 (Grand Tower)

Language

The official language of the Congress is English.

Badge Identification

Each participant will receive a name badge upon registration. All participants are requested to wear their name badges throughout the Congress and social programme. Only badge holders will be admitted to the Congress venue, meeting rooms and social programme.

Certificate of Attendance

E-certificate of attendance will be sent to those who attended the Congress by email within one week after the Congress.

Local Accreditation

Please signify your attendance at the venue for accreditation.

Liability

The Organizers will not be liable for personal accidents, or any loss or damage of private property during the Congress. Participants should make their own arrangements with respect to personal insurance.

Disclaimer

Whilst every attempt will be made to ensure that all aspects of the Congress mentioned will take place as scheduled, the Organizers reserve the right to make last-minute changes should the need arise.

Welcome Message

About the Organizer

Scientific Programme

Faculty

Registration

Call for Abstracts

Accreditation

Congress Information

Acknowledgement

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