SFH expresses concern over medical incident
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    The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, today (February 29) expressed grave concern over the medical incident in Tung Wah Hospital in relation to the mixing up of the biopsy specimens of two patients.  He also sends his sincere regards to the two affected patients and their families.

    Dr Chow has instructed the Hospital Authority (HA) to critically review the incident and set up an investigation panel to dig to the root of the incident and suggest remedial measures in order to avoid the future occurrence of similar incidents.

Ends/Friday, February 29, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:55

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