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SFH visits clinic for Chinese medicine in Germany (with photos)
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, arrived in Munich,
Germany, on May 18 (Munich time) to visit a Chinese medicine clinic in
Kötzting in the second leg of his duty visit to Europe.
Briefed by the Chief Executive Officer of the clinic, Mr Anton
Staudinger, Dr Ko learnt that the Chinese medicine clinic is the first
of its kind in Germany, rendering therapeutical services in the form
of hospital treatments. The clinic, with 80 hospital beds, was set up
in 1991 through co-operation between the Beijing University of Chinese
Medicine and a German entrepreneur.
The clinic's specialty is the combination of psychosomatic and
traditional Chinese medicine. The majority of patients are admitted to
the clinic for management of chronic diseases.
Dr Ko was also briefed on the development of Chinese medicine,
including herbal medicine and proprietary medicine, in Germany and the
government policies on promoting Chinese medicine.
Dr Ko told Mr Staudinger that the Chinese Medicine Development
Committee, chaired by himself, was set up in January this year to give
recommendations to the Government concerning the direction and
long-term strategy of the future development of Chinese medicine in
Hong Kong. Key areas of deliberations of the Committee include raising
the professional standard and status of Chinese medicine
practitioners, strengthening the promotion of research and development
of Chinese medicine, encouraging the integration of Chinese and
Western medicine in clinical treatment, expanding the role of Chinese
medicine in the public health-care system, and provision of Chinese
medicine in-patient services in Hong Kong.
Before touring the clinic, Dr Ko was invited by the mayor of Kötzting
to sign the Golden Guest Book, wishing them to continue the
development of an evidence based integrative medicine.
Dr Ko will leave for Geneva, Switzerland, tonight (May 18, Munich
time) to attend the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health
Organization on May 20 (Geneva time).
Ends/Sunday, May 19, 2013
Issued at HKT 05:59
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