Secretary for Health meets Parliamentary State Secretary to Federal Minister of Health of Germany (with photos)

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The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, met with a delegation led by the Parliamentary State Secretary to Federal Minister of Health of Germany Professor Edgar Franke today (May 18) to exchange views on issues of mutual concern, including the strengthening of primary healthcare and digitalisation of healthcare services.

Professor Lo said, "Many economies around the world, including Hong Kong and Germany, are grappling with challenges of an ageing population. In face of the pressure brought about by the population change and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government released the Primary Healthcare Blueprint in December 2022, setting out a series of reform initiatives to strengthen primary healthcare services in Hong Kong with a view to shift the emphasis of Hong Kong's healthcare system from its current treatment-oriented, hospital-based structure to a prevention-focused, community-based system.

"Digitalisation is powering the future of healthcare. Over the years, the HKSAR Government has introduced and supported a variety of digital initiatives to improve patients' experiences, enhance the quality of healthcare services and empower people for self-management of health, including the Electronic Health Record Sharing System launched in 2016 and the "Smart Hospital" development of the Hospital Authority. We, together with our industry partners, will continue to strengthen efforts on this front in supporting the healthcare development of Hong Kong."

Both parties have agreed to continue to strengthen co-operation and experience sharing, which will be beneficial to the international community at large.

Accompanying Professor Lo at the meeting were the Permanent Secretary for Health, Mr Thomas Chan; the Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam; Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Sam Hui; and the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dr Pang Fei-chau.

Ends/Thursday, May 18, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:04

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The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau (fourth right), met with a delegation led by Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Health of Germany Professor Edgar Franke (fourth left) today (May 18). The Permanent Secretary for Health, Mr Thomas Chan (fifth right); the Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam (third right); Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Sam Hui (sixth right); the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dr Pang Fei-chau (seventh right); and the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority, Dr Tony Ko (second right), also attended.

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, met with a delegation led by Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Health of Germany Professor Edgar Franke today (May 18). Photo shows Professor Lo (front row, fourth left); Professor Edgar Franke (front row, fourth right); the Permanent Secretary for Health, Mr Thomas Chan (front row, second left); the Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam (front row, first right); Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Sam Hui (back row, sixth left); the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dr Pang Fei-chau (back row, second left); and the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority, Dr Tony Ko (front row, first left), and other attendees of the meeting.