Lo Chung-mau leads Macau trip for TCM summit
RTHK · 2 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau left for Macau on Monday afternoon with a Hong Kong delegation to attend the eighth Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area conference on traditional Chinese medicine. He is scheduled to deliver remarks at Tuesday’s opening ceremony, with discussions set to cover inheritance and innovation in Chinese medicine, talent training and industry transformation.
Key Points
- The conference will be held on Tuesday in Macau and is jointly organised by the Guangdong Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong’s Health Bureau and Macao’s Health Bureau.
- Lo Chung-mau (盧寵茂) is leading the delegation and will speak at the opening ceremony before returning to Hong Kong at noon on Tuesday.
- Officials and experts from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will discuss Chinese medicine inheritance and innovation, talent cultivation and industrial transformation.
- The meeting is also expected to advance multiple Greater Bay Area cooperation projects related to traditional Chinese medicine.
- Hong Kong delegates include Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Department of Health Fung Ying (封螢), Chinese Medicine Hospital Project Office head Cheung Wai-lun (張偉麟), Hospital Authority chief executive Lee Ha-yin (李夏茵), Chinese Medicine Hospital operator board chairman Wong Kwai-yun (王桂壎) and hospital chief executive Bin Siu-cheung (卞兆祥).
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong, the meeting provides an official platform to connect the city’s Chinese medicine hospital development and regulatory work with wider Greater Bay Area cooperation plans. The participation of senior health, hospital and regulatory officials suggests follow-up attention on cross-border projects, workforce development and service integration in Chinese medicine.