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SFH to visit Beijing
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, will depart for
Beijing in the evening of August 11 to meet with relevant Mainland
authorities to strengthen mutual ties.
On August 12, Dr Ko will call on the State Administration of
Traditional Chinese Medicine and the China Food and Drug
Administration to discuss various issues including Chinese medicine
development, drug safety and food safety monitoring.
In the morning of August 13, Dr Ko will call on the Ministry of
Commerce and the State General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to exchange views on matters
of mutual concern.
Accompanying Dr Ko on the visit will be the Director of Health, Dr
Constance Chan, and the Controller of the Centre for Food Safety of
the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Dr Gloria Tam. Dr Ko
will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon of August 13.
Ends/Friday, August 9, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:30
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