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SFH visits Macau
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     The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, will depart for Macau tomorrow morning (December 17) to learn more about the research and development facilities for Chinese medicine there and to witness the signing of a co-operation agreement between the food safety departments of Macau and Hong Kong.

     Dr Ko will first tour the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines situated at the University of Macau (UM) and the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). With an aim of promoting innovation and international development of Chinese medicine, the first ever State Key Laboratory was jointly established by the UM's Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and MUST with the approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China.

     In the afternoon, Dr Ko will attend a ceremony with Macau's Secretary for Administration and Justice, Ms Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan, to witness the signing of a co-operation agreement between the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macau and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of Hong Kong.

     The agreement will strengthen mutual co-operation and exchange of information on food safety as well as enhancing the safety of consumer food products, so as to raise the standard of safety management and technical protection for food products in both places.

     After the signing ceremony, representatives of the two places will hold a meeting to exchange views on various aspects concerning food safety and learn more about the operation of Macau's Food Safety Centre.

     Dr Ko will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon.

Ends/Monday, December 16, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:27

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