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SFH to attend International Forum on Traditional Medicine in Macau
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, will depart for Macau
tomorrow morning (August 18) to attend the International Forum on
Traditional Medicine.
The three-day forum, hosted by the Government of the Macau Special
Administrative Region and co-organised by the World Health Organization
(WHO) and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the
People's Republic of China, provides a platform for senior health officials
from different places to exchange views on the development of traditional
medicine and share experience in formulating the relevant policies.
Dr Ko will attend the opening ceremony of the forum, during which the
Director-General of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, will deliver a keynote
speech. Dr Ko will then speak at the High Level Meeting on "Implementation
of WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023".
Accompanying Dr Ko to the forum will be the Director of Health, Dr Constance
Chan, and the Director (Cluster Services) of the Hospital Authority, Dr
Cheung Wai-lun.
Dr Ko will return to Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon.
Ends/Monday, August 17, 2015
Issued at HKT 19:21
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