The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, will lead a delegation to Dunhuang, Gansu Province, tomorrow (August 27) to attend the 19th Joint Meeting of Senior Health Officials of Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao to be hosted by the National Health Commission on August 29, and to visit healthcare institutions in Dunhuang.

     The Joint Meeting is a platform for senior medical and health officials, and experts from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao to exchange views and share experiences on present-day medical and public health issues.

     Professor Lo will deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the Joint Meeting. Delegations of the three places will engage in discussions and sharing on three major topics, namely review of the COVID-19 epidemic and the way forward for prevention and control of infectious diseases, advancing innovation and development in healthcare technology, and strengthening primary healthcare services. For the discussion on the topic of advancing innovation and development in healthcare technology, the Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam, will be the moderator, with Deputy Secretary for Health Ms Elaine Mak giving a presentation. Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dr Pang Fei-chau, will present on the topic of strengthening primary healthcare services.

     The Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Henry Fan, and the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko, will also join the delegation.

     Professor Lo will return to Hong Kong on August 30. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee will be the Acting Secretary for Health.

Ends/Monday, August 26, 2024
Issued at HKT 14:00

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