SCST congratulates Lee Sze-wing, Leung Wing-yee and Ian Ho on winning gold medals at 15th National Games
The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, today (November 16) extended her congratulations to Hong Kong, China cyclists Lee Sze-wing and Leung Wing-yee and swimming athlete Ian Ho on winning a gold medal in Women's Madison in the track cycling event and Men's 50m Freestyle respectively at the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China (NG).
The cyclists Lee Sze-wing (right) and Leung Wing-yee (middle) and their coach at the medal ceremony. Photo source: Xinhua News Agency
Miss Law said, "Lee Sze-wing, Leung Wing-yee and Ian Ho gave full play to their skills in the competitions. We are thrilled that they won two gold medals for Hong Kong. After winning the gold medal in the Women's Road Cycling Individual event, Lee won the gold medal for Hong Kong again at the NG, setting a brilliant record and demonstrating extraordinary capability. Leung and Ho were the first time winning gold medals at the NG and I am so proud of their outstanding performance."
Miss Law also congratulated Oscar Louis Coggins, Robin Bent Edvin Thomas Elg, Cade Cameron Wright and Bailee Briana Brown on winning a silver medal in the Mixed Relay in the triathlon event, and Cheung Ka-long on winning a bronze medal in the Men's Foil Individual today, and wishing the Hong Kong team continued success. Miss Law especially encouraged the fencing team members, whose fighting spirit has received support from all Hong Kong citizens. We will continue to cheer them on, hoping that they can maintain their morale and confidence, and achieve even greater success in the remaining competitions, including the team event.
The Hong Kong, China Delegation has so far won fourteen medals, namely seven golds, two silvers and five bronzes, in sailing, cycling, tennis, swimming, rugby, triathlon and fencing at the 15th NG.
The swimming athlete Ian Ho, Photo source: Xinhua News Agency
DH follows up on medical incident reported by Tuen Mun Hospital
In response to Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH)'s announcement of a sentinel event, the Department of Health (DH) today (May 15) said that the DH is investigating the incident and following up with the local responsible person (LRP) of the medical device concerned.
On May 13, the DH received a notification from the Hospital Authority (HA) indicating that air bubbles had been detected in the coronary artery of a 75-year-old male patient during a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) performed earlier at TMH. According to the preliminary information provided by the HA, it is suspected that the incident is related to the pressure monitoring set used during the procedure.
As the pressure monitoring set in question is listed under the DH's Medical Device Administrative Control System (MDACS), upon receiving the notification, the DH immediately took the following follow-up actions:
Contacted the LRP of the medical device concerned to ascertain the details and requested the LRP to conduct an investigation and submit an investigation report;
As a precautionary measure, the LRP has been instructed to immediately suspend sales of the affected batch and to contact all users in Hong Kong who are using medical devices from the same batch to advise them to temporarily stop using the affected product. To date, the DH has not received any adverse event reporting regarding this medical device from other users; and
Issued a Special Alert on the DH's Medical Device Division website and notified stakeholders, urging users who possess the affected product to temporarily suspend their use and contact the LRP for follow up.
DH's investigation is ongoing. The DH will continue to maintain close communication with the LRP, closely monitor the situation and take follow-up actions based on the investigation report.
The DH introduced the voluntary Medical Device Administrative Control System (MDACS) in 2004, under which a listing system for medical devices and traders as well as a post-market monitoring system for the products are put in place. All listed medical devices meet the safety, quality and performance requirements. Currently, over 9 000 medical devices are listed under the MDACS. Over the past three years, the DH has not received any safety alerts or adverse event reports involving the pressure monitoring set concerned. In response to the latest international regulatory trends, the Government is formulating the statutory regulatory requirements and will consult various stakeholders as appropriate within this year before submitting the legislative proposal to the Legislative Council. The implementation of a statutory registration system for medical devices aligns with the policy directions set out by the Chief Executive in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Policy Addresses to accelerate the implementation of reforms to the evaluation, approval and registration mechanism for medical products. The HKSAR Government plans to introduce a bill in the second half of this year to achieve the goal of establishing the Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation (CMPR) under the DH by the end of 2026. Upon its establishment, the CMPR will systematically consolidate the regulatory functions for Western and Chinese medicines as well as medical devices. By leveraging existing legislation governing Western and Chinese medicines and the proposed statutory regulatory framework for medical devices, the CMPR will comprehensively enhance the regulatory and approval mechanism for medical products, thereby supporting Hong Kong's development as an international Health and Medical Innovation Hub.
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