SFH leads delegation to visit Beijing and Guangzhou
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The delegation will meet with officials of the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province and also visit Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine on April 24 and April 25. They will depart for Beijing in the evening on April 25.
In Beijing, the delegation will call on the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. They will also visit Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Capital Medical University.
The delegation will comprise the Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Ms Elizabeth Tse; the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan; Project Director (Chinese Medicine Hospital Project Office) (Designate), Dr Cheung Wai-lun, and representatives from the Food and Health Bureau, the Department of Health, the Hospital Authority and the Architectural Services Department. Some non-official members of the Chinese Medicine Development Committee and Chinese medicine experts will also join the delegation to visit the Chinese medicine hospitals on the Mainland.
Professor Chan will return to Hong Kong on April 27. The Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi, will be the Acting Secretary for Food and Health during her absence.
Ends/Monday, April 23, 2018
Issued at HKT 14:00
Issued at HKT 14:00
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