DH and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region sign co-operation arrangement on construction and management of medicinal plant garden (with photos)

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     The Chinese Medicine Regulatory Office (CMRO) of the Department of Health (DH) today (June 27) signed a Co-operation Arrangement with the Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants (Guangxi Garden), a subsidiary organisation of the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Co-operation Arrangement aims to promote exchange and collaboration in medicinal plant cultivation techniques and germplasm resource sharing, as well as the promotion of medicinal plants, jointly advancing the modernisation and internationalisation of Chinese medicines.

     The Co-operation Arrangement will enhance collaboration between the Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute (GCMTI) of the DH and Guangxi Garden in establishing a medicinal plant garden, exchanging medicinal plant germplasm resources, strengthening technical exchanges, and training talent. Guangxi and Hong Kong will leverage their strengths and characteristics in medicinal plants to create synergy and a win-win situation, promoting the all-round, high-quality and high-level development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry in the country. This will also help to inject new momentum into the high-quality development of Chinese medicines.

     The Guangxi Garden was verified by Guinness World Records in 2011 for being the "largest medicinal herb garden" with the most plant varieties and the largest cultivating area. It is also a research institution that specialises in the collection, conservation, research and development of medicinal resources, and has achieved remarkable accomplishments in the conservation and innovative application of Chinese medicines resources.

     The GCMTI is committed to developing a set of internationally recognised reference standards for Chinese medicines and related products. It empowers the industry through technology transfer to strengthen quality control of their products. Moreover, it has long been promoting the development of Chinese medicines in collaboration with institutions on the Mainland to deepen exchanges and co-operation in the field of Chinese medicines testing and reference standards.

     The permanent premises of the GCMTI will be commissioned in phases starting from the end of this year, which will further advance innovative research in Chinese medicines. An outdoor medicinal plant garden will be featured therein, which will be open to the public, industry and research institutions. The Co-operation Arrangement will allow Hong Kong to tap into the experience of the Mainland, thus enhancing cultivation techniques and enriching the germplasm resources of the medicinal plant garden. With the establishment of the medicinal plant garden, the GCMTI will upstream and extend its research to cover medicinal plants, in addition to research on quality control of Chinese Materia Medica and proprietary Chinese medicines. Furthermore, the medicinal plant garden will become a base for promoting Chinese medicines culture, and fostering Chinese medicines culture in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and the world.

Ends/Friday, June 27, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:00

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The Chinese Medicine Regulatory Office of the Department of Health (DH) today (June 27) signed a Co-operation Arrangement with the Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, a subsidiary organisation of the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Image shows an impression of the permanent premises of the Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute of the DH. It is expected to be commissioned in phases starting from the end of this year to drive innovative research in Chinese medicines.

The Chinese Medicine Regulatory Office of the Department of Health today (June 27) signed a Co-operation Arrangement with the Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants (Guangxi Garden), a subsidiary organisation of the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Photo shows the Guangxi Garden.