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A delegation of medical and public health professionals, led by the Director of Health, Dr Lam Ping-yan, will attend the Sixth Tripartite Meeting of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Expert Group on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases to be held in Dongguan on June 28 and 29.
During the meeting, experts from the three places will discuss issues relating to the overall strategy and the emergency preparedness for flu pandemic, control activities of other infectious diseases and further collaboration of medical and public health experts in the three places.
Chief representatives of the three places will also sign a co-operation agreement on emergency response of major public health incidents to facilitate further information exchange and enhance collaborative efforts in the investigation and control of emerging public health events.
Members of the Hong Kong delegation include Controller of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Dr Leung Pak-yin, Director (Professional Services and Operations) of the Hospital Authority (HA), Dr Cheung Wai-lun, HA¡¦s Deputy Director (Professional Services), Dr Liu Shao-haei, Consultant Physician (Infectious Diseases) of Princess Margaret Hospital, Dr Lai Sik-to, Consultant of the Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Dr Yu Wai-cho, Head of CHP¡¦s Public Health Laboratory Services Branch, Dr Wilina Lim, and Head of CHP's Emergency Response and Information Branch, Miss Helen Tang.
Ends/Monday, June 26, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:55
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