Hong Kong's Chinese Medicine Hospital Signs Strategic Partnerships with Shenzhen and Hebei Hospitals for Enhanced Collaboration.

Secretary for Health witnesses signing of strategic collaboration agreements by The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong with Hebei Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine and Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, witnessed the signing of strategic collaboration agreements by The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong (CMHHK) with the Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (SZTCMH) and the Hebei Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (HBHCM) respectively yesterday (April 15) and today (April 16) at CMHHK. The agreements laid a foundation and set the direction for collaboration on various fronts between CMHHK and the two Chinese medicine (CM) hospitals in Shenzhen Municipality and Hebei Province.

Professor Lo and member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Shenzhen Municipal Committee and the Party Leadership Group of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, Mr Chen Qing, witnessed the signing of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement between SZTCMH and CMHHK by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of CMHHK Operator, Mr Wong Kwai-huen, and the President of SZTCMH, Professor Zhu Meiling, yesterday. Professor Lo also witnessed the signing of the Strategic Collaboration Agreement between HBHCM and CMHHK by Mr Wong and the Director of HBHCM, Professor Zhi Zheng, today. The signing marked the official commencement of collaboration between CMHHK and the two CM hospitals.

Professor Lo said, "CMHHK has been committed to providing a key platform for promoting innovation in CM, deepening regional co-operation and leading future development through establishing closer liaison with healthcare institutions on the Mainland and internationally, thereby further strengthening Hong Kong's role as an international hub for CM exchanges. The establishment of strategic partnerships with the CM hospitals in Shenzhen Municipality and Hebei Province also responds to the national goals, as set out in the 15th Five-Year Plan, of better integrating into the overall national development and fostering the inheritance and innovation of CM. Hong Kong will continue to leverage the institutional strengths of 'one country, two systems' to promote collaborations between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland in the healthcare sector. At the same time, Hong Kong will strive to serve as a bridgehead for CM to go global by leveraging its role as an important window for exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and Western cultures."

The two strategic collaboration agreements cover numerous areas, including exchange of CM talents, cross-boundary distance discussions of cases, establishment of a sharing platform for drug interaction alert notifications, organisation of CM academic conferences, development of a scientific research network, as well as other related projects on education, scientific research and healthcare services that are conducive to CM development in Hong Kong-Shenzhen and Hong Kong-Hebei. CMHHK will advance collaboration together with SZTCMH and HBHCM respectively in accordance with the strategic collaboration agreements.

Apart from the abovementioned agreements, CMHHK has already signed strategic collaboration agreements with key hospitals in several provincial-level administrative regions (namely Guangdong Province, Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Jiangsu Province, Shandong Province, Sichuan Province and the Macao Special Administrative Region), as well as with TCM-Klinik Bad Kötzting in Germany and Western Sydney University in Australia.

Secretary for Health witnesses signing of strategic collaboration agreements by The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong with Hebei Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine and Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Secretary for Health witnesses signing of strategic collaboration agreements by The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong with Hebei Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine and Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Secretary for Health witnesses signing of strategic collaboration agreements by The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong with Hebei Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine and Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Secretary for Health witnesses signing of strategic collaboration agreements by The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong with Hebei Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine and Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled silver ingots worth about $1.2 million

Hong Kong Customs on April 14 detected a suspected smuggling case involving an outgoing medium goods vehicle at the Lok Ma ChauBoundaryControl Point and seized about 63 kilograms of suspected smuggled silver ingots with an estimated market value of about $1.2 million.

Based on risk assessment that day, Customs intercepted an outgoing medium goods vehicle at the Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point. Upon inspection, the batch of suspected smuggled silver ingots was found concealed inside the hydraulic pump box. A 40-year-old male driver was arrested and has been released on bail pending further investigation.

Customs will continue to combat cross-boundary smuggling activities with firm enforcement action based on risk assessment and intelligence analysis.

Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years upon conviction.

Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled silver ingots worth about $1.2 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases