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SFH to attend 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Shanghai
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, will
depart for Shanghai this afternoon (November 20) to attend
the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion, which will
open tomorrow (November 21).
The four-day conference is jointly organised by the World
Health Organization and the National Health and Family
Planning Commission. With the theme of "Promoting Health in
the Sustainable Development Goals: Health for All and All
for Health", the conference will provide a platform for
government officials, academics and experts to explore the
important relations between health promotion and sustainable
development.
Dr Ko will deliver a speech at a session of the conference
on mental health and well-being tomorrow.
The Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan, will accompany Dr
Ko to attend the conference.
Dr Ko will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon on November
22.
Ends/Sunday, November 20, 2016
Issued at HKT 9:00
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