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The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, will depart for Hefei City, Anhui Province, tomorrow afternoon (November 26) and lead a delegation to attend the 13th Joint Meeting of Senior Health Officials of the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao on the following day (November 27).
At the meeting, senior health officials of the three places will exchange views and share experiences on various public health issues, including measures against emerging communicable diseases, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, health-care reform and primary care.
Dr Ko will deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the meeting outlining Hong Kong's latest work progress and future plans in the above areas.
Members of the Hong Kong delegation will include the Chairman of the Hospital Authority, Professor John Leong; the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan; and the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority, Dr Leung Pak-yin.
Dr Ko will return to Hong Kong in the morning of November 28.
Ends/Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:30
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