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Medical and public health professionals from Guangdong, Macau and Hong Kong will attend the Eighth Tripartite Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases to be held in Macau tomorrow and Friday (June 26 and 27).
During the two-day meeting, experts from the three places will discuss issues relating to the overall situation of infectious disease, preparedness in handling public health incidents, and collaboration of medical and public health experts in the three places.
Led by the Director of Health, Dr Lam Ping-yan, the Hong Kong delegation includes representatives from the Department of Health, Hospital Authority, and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
Officials from Guangdong Province and Macau will be led by the Associated Director of the Department of Health of Guangdong Province, Mr Huang Fei and Director of Health Bureau of Macao, Dr Lei Chin Ion respectively.
Ends/Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:01
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