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SFH leads delegation to visit Taichung

The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, will depart for Taichung tomorrow afternoon (July 30) for a duty visit. The visit will include leading a Hong Kong delegation to attend the Hong Kong-Taichung intercity forum and visiting Chinese medicine facilities. The Hong Kong delegation will comprise members of the Chinese Medicine Development Committee.

In the morning on July 31, Dr Ko will lead the Hong Kong delegation to attend the 2014 Hong Kong-Taichung Intercity Forum to be held in Taichung and co-organised by the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (Taiwan) and the Taichung City Government. With one of the themes being "Inheriting traditional essence ． Pioneering medical highlights", Dr Ko will deliver a speech in the forum to introduce the direction and long-term strategy of Hong Kong in promoting the development of Chinese medicine services.

In the afternoon of the same day, Dr Ko and the delegation will visit China Medical University in Taichung. They will visit the museum on traditional Chinese medicine and a laboratory of Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards in the university, as well as the Department of the Traditional Chinese Medicine of the China Medical University Hospital. They will also call on the Chancellor of the university and relevant personnel.

In the morning on Friday (August 1), Dr Ko and the delegation will visit a factory of a Chinese medicines manufacturer and Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital. Dr Ko and the delegation will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon on Friday.

Ends/Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Issued at HKT 18:40

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