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Chinese Medicine Development Fund showcase event runs today till next Monday (with photos)
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@กกกA four-day showcase event organised by the Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) of the Government commenced today (March 8) to present the fruitful achievements of the CMDF since its launch, and promote Chinese medicine (CM) knowledge and culture to the public. The Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee, said at the opening ceremony that the CMDF will continue to work hand in hand with the CM sector in the future to jointly take forward more projects which are conducive to the long-term development of CM in Hong Kong.

@กกกThe showcase event is being held today until March 11 at the Event Hall on the Ground Floor of Olympian City 2, Tai Kok Tsui. Apart from showcasing the achievements of projects funded by the CMDF, a variety of free interactive activities is staged for the public to have a taste of CM culture in a fun way. These activities include seminars featuring various themes to introduce to citizens CM knowledge such as acupuncture points, prevention and treatment of pain, and postpartum care. Citizens may also join CM workshops to learn more about Chinese herbal medicine (Chm) cultivation and various CM interventions, as well as to make their own herbal mosquito repellent oil. During the event period, the CMDF will also host a friendly debate competition for secondary school students to explore topics regarding the future development of CM, while fun games and snapshot booths are set up for the public to participate in gift redemptions and photo-taking. There will be arrangements to produce WhatsApp stickers on the theme of CM for the public tomorrow (March 9) and on Sunday.

@กกกDr Lee said, "The Government has been devoting additional efforts and resources in recent years to implement a range of policy initiatives, going the extra mile apart from the continued commitment to promoting the high-quality development of CM in Hong Kong on all fronts. Among others, the Government has launched more than 10 funding schemes through the CMDF to facilitate training for high-quality talents in the CM sector, improve clinic facilities, enhance the manufacturing quality and management system of proprietary Chinese medicines (pCm), support pCm registration and market expansion to the Mainland, encourage applied studies and research, as well as deepen public understanding of CM."

@กกกLaunched in 2019, the CMDF has been granting funds to a number of projects with fruitful achievements, including academic inheritance training by renowned CM masters, international academic conferences, CM professional development and cross-disciplinary collaborative studies, research in traditional CM theory and evidence-based medicine, as well as public education and cultural promotion projects in communities and on campuses. Moreover, the CMDF provided full funding for two anti-epidemic projects co-ordinated by the Federation of the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Chinese Medicines Traders Association during the COVID-19 epidemic. The two projects enlisted nearly 720 Chinese medicine practitioners (CMPs) in private practice to provide CM telemedicine and rehabilitation services to almost 42 000 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 or suffered from post-COVID-19 conditions.

@กกกAs of the end of February this year, nearly 7 700 funding applications were approved by the CMDF, benefitting more than 2.15 million individuals/organisations in the CM sector, including registered and listed CMPs, CM drug personnel, CM clinics, manufacturers and wholesalers of pCm, retailers and wholesalers of Chm, CM-related organisations, universities and tertiary education institutions, as well as the public. Major achievements of the CMDF are listed below: 
 
  • Talent nurturing: Close to 3 200 CMPs and CM drug personnel have received subsidies to attend CM professional training programmes for them to continuously upskill professional knowledge and ability. The CMDF has also supported programme providers to design and organise innovative training projects, benefiting over 32 500 practitioners;
 
  • Quality enhancement: The CMDF has supported more than 470 CM clinics and nearly 185 Chm retailers/wholesalers to upgrade their facilities and equipment with a view to enhancing service quality, safety and quality control of CM drugs. The CMDF has also supported nearly 160 pCm manufacturers/wholesalers to engage consultancy services and technical support to complete the registration process for some 730 pCm products, thereby levelling up the quality of Hong Kong-registered pCm products and fostering the development of CM drug industry;
 
  • Research and applied studies: The CMDF has supported the commencement of 58 CM research and applied studies projects which are instrumental to the academic and clinical research, professional and industry development of CM in Hong Kong; and
 
  • Publicity and promotion: The CMDF has supported nearly 620 CM publicity and public education activities of various forms with target audiences covering kindergarten students, primary and secondary school students, and elderly persons.

@กกกDr Lee said, "Looking ahead, the development of CM in Hong Kong will usher in many more new opportunities and challenges. With the additional injection of $500 million into the CMDF as announced by the Financial Secretary in the 2023-24 Budget, the total amount of the CMDF now comes to $1 billion. The CMDF will progressively roll out more funding schemes to support the CM sector in a more focused, strategic and effective manner, in a bid to drive the long-term development of CM in Hong Kong."

@กกกThe Chairman of the Advisory Committee on CMDF, Professor Douglas So; the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), Mr Sunny Tan; and the Acting Commissioner for Chinese Medicine Development of the Health Bureau (HHB), Mr Dominic Ho, also attended the opening ceremony today.  Members of the public may visit the website of the CMDF for more information on the showcase event.

@กกกThe CMDF is the first dedicated fund specifically set up to support the development of CM with the objectives of promoting the development of CM in Hong Kong and enhancing the overall standard of the CM sector. The CMDF is supervised by the Chinese Medicine Unit of the HHB, with the HKPC serving as the implementation agent.
 
Ends/Friday, March 8, 2024
Issued at HKT 16:05
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The Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) commenced a four-day showcase event today (March 8). The Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee (second left); the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on CMDF, Professor Douglas So (second right); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Mr Sunny Tan (first left); and the Acting Commissioner for Chinese Medicine Development of the Health Bureau, Mr Dominic Ho (first right), officiate at the opening ceremony of the showcase event today.
The Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee (first left), listens to a sharing by a student on a public education activity organised at her school with the support of the Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF), and how she learned more about Chinese medicine through the activity, at the opening ceremony of the CMDF showcase event today (March 8).
The Chinese Medicine Development Fund commenced a four-day showcase event today (March 8). The Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee (left), joins a student to redeem souvenir via a gashapon machine.
The Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) commenced a four-day showcase event today (March 8). Photo shows the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee (back row, second right); the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on CMDF, Professor Douglas So (back row, second left); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Mr Sunny Tan (back row, first right); the Acting Commissioner for Chinese Medicine Development of the Health Bureau, Mr Dominic Ho (back row, first left) with students after joining them in a souvenir redemption game with a gashapon machine.
The Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) commenced a four-day showcase event today (March 8). Photo shows the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee (fourth right); the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on CMDF, Professor Douglas So (third right); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Mr Sunny Tan (second right); and the Acting Commissioner for Chinese Medicine Development of the Health Bureau, Mr Dominic Ho (first right), at the exhibition to get a grasp of CMDF-funded projects on talent nurturing.
The Chinese Medicine Development Fund commenced a four-day showcase event today (March 8). A Chinese Medicine cabinet is set up to showcase a variety of Chinese herbal medicine (Chm) with QR codes available for citizens to scan and learn more about the characteristics, efficacies, usage and contraindications of those Chm.
The Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) showcase event is being held today (March 8) until March 11 at the Event Hall on the Ground Floor of Olympian City 2, Tai Kok Tsui. Apart from exploring the achievements of the CMDF and the world of Chinese medicine, the public may also participate in different activities and games to get souvenir items.
The showcase event of the Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) opened today (March 8). The Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee (first row, eighth right); the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on CMDF, Professor Douglas So (first row, eighth left); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Mr Sunny Tan (first row, seventh right); and the Acting Commissioner for Chinese Medicine Development of the Health Bureau, Mr Dominic Ho (first row, seventh left), and other guests show their support in person.