Hong Kong moves forward with Chinese Medicine Development Blueprint

The blueprint will be published by the end of the year.

Secretary for Health Professor Lo Chung-mau chaired a joint meeting of the Chinese Medicine Development Committee and its three subcommittees to discuss the formulation of Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Development Blueprint.

“We will publish Hong Kong's first blueprint by the end of this year,” said Lo.

The three subcommittees cover Chinese medicine practice, the Chinese medicines industry and the Chinese medicine development blueprint.

The meeting also discussed preparations for the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong and the Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute, both set to begin phased operations from December.

Meanwhile, preparations for commissioning the hospital and the permanent premises of the institute are underway.

In the first year, the hospital will provide outpatient and day-patient services, and will roll out Chinese medicine services for special diseases, including degenerative diseases, stroke rehabilitation, and other common diseases amongst the elderly.