Secretary for Health Completes Two-Day Visit to Fujian, Strengthening Mutual Healthcare Collaboration and Innovation

Secretary for Health concludes visit to Fujian

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, concluded his two-day visit to Fujian Province today (June 5).

Professor Lo led a delegation to commence the visit programme upon arrival at Fuzhou yesterday (June 4) and met the Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Director-General of the Fujian Provincial Health Commission, Mr Yang Minhong, in the afternoon. Professor Lo highlighted the latest developments of various healthcare policies in Hong Kong, including deepening reform of the healthcare system and advancing primary healthcare development. The two sides also had in-depth exchanges on topics including cross-boundary medical collaboration, enhancing Chinese medicine medical services of the two places, and leveraging Hong Kong's strengths as an international health and medical innovation hub. Professor Lo said, "The exchanges enabled both sides to deepen their understanding of the current healthcare developments in the two places, laying the foundation for future healthcare collaboration between Hong Kong and Fujian."

Professor Lo and his delegation also visited local pharmaceutical institutions in Fuzhou. He arrived in Xiamen this afternoon and visited the Xiamen Bio Bay and a biomedical institution. During meetings with the senior management of biomedical institutions in Fuzhou and Xiamen, Professor Lo highlighted the measures put forward by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to develop Hong Kong into an international health and medical innovation hub, enhance the drug approval and registration mechanism, and foster clinical trial development, including the implementation of the "1+" drug approval mechanism, the introduction of "primary evaluation" for new drugs, the establishment of the Greater Bay Area International Clinical Trial Institute and its Real-world Study and Application Centre, as well as the upcoming establishment of the Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation within this year.

Professor Lo said, "Hong Kong actively aligns with the directions set out in the National 15th Five-Year Plan by setting out the targets of supporting the accelerated biopharmaceutical development and improving the evaluation and approval mechanism of innovative drugs, while proactively developing into a 'green lane' for innovative drugs connecting the Chinese Mainland and the world. Hong Kong is capable of providing comprehensive support for innovative drugs, spanning clinical trials, regulation and approval, to inclusion in the public healthcare system. We cordially invite innovative pharmaceutical enterprises interested in expanding into the Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area markets to actively explore opportunities for conducting scientific research activities and undertaking drug approval and registration in Hong Kong."

While in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Xiamen, the delegation also visited Huashan Hospital Fujian Campus, Fudan University; Jinjiang Municipal Hospital; and Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University respectively to gain a first-hand understanding of the overall operations of local hospitals, including the primary healthcare and chronic disease management systems, Chinese medicine services, as well as outpatient and accident and emergency service workflows.

Delegation members accompanying Professor Lo on the visit include Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Edward Mak; the Senior Advisor (Secretary for Health's Office), Dr Joe Fan; as well as officials of the Health Bureau, the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority. They will return to Hong Kong tonight.

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, leads a delegation to visit Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University in Xiamen today (June 5). Photo shows Professor Lo (first right) chatting with the management team of the hospital. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, leads a delegation to visit Zhongshan Hospital Xiamen University in Xiamen today (June 5). Photo shows Professor Lo (second right) receiving a briefing by a hospital staff member on the automatic service system of the hospital. Also accompanying is the Senior Advisor (Secretary for Health's Office), Dr Joe Fan (third right). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau (first left), leads a delegation to visit a pharmaceutical enterprise at the Xiamen Bio Bay today (June 5), and chats with a representative of the enterprise. Also accompanying is the Senior Advisor (Secretary for Health's Office), Dr Joe Fan (second right). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau (second left), leads a delegation to visit the Xiamen Bio Bay in Xiamen today (June 5). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, leads a delegation to visit Jinjiang Municipal Hospital in Quanzhou today (June 5). Photo shows Professor Lo (centre) chatting with the management team of the hospital. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, leads a delegation to visit Jinjiang Municipal Hospital in Quanzhou today (June 5). Photo shows Professor Lo (front row, second right) chatting with a healthcare staff member at the hospital. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, leads a delegation to visit Jinjiang Municipal Hospital in Quanzhou today (June 5). Photo shows Professor Lo (front row, second left) receiving a briefing by hospital staff members on the accident and emergency service workflows of the hospital. Also accompanying is Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Edward Mak (second row, first left). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau (back row, third right), leads a delegation to visit Jinjiang Municipal Hospital in Quanzhou today (June 5). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau (third right), led a delegation to visit a local pharmaceutical institution in Fuzhou yesterday (June 4). Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Edward Mak (fourth right) and the Senior Advisor (Secretary for Health's Office), Dr Joe Fan (second right), also attended the meeting. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, led a delegation to visit Huashan Hospital Fujian Campus, Fudan University in Fuzhou yesterday (June 4). Photo shows Professor Lo (eighth left); Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Edward Mak (seventh left); and the Senior Advisor (Secretary for Health's Office), Dr Joe Fan (sixth left), with leaders of the hospital and other members of the delegation. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, led a delegation to visit Huashan Hospital Fujian Campus, Fudan University, in Fuzhou yesterday (June 4). Photo shows Professor Lo (second left) visiting the Rehabilitation Medical Center of the hospital. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, led a delegation to visit Huashan Hospital Fujian Campus, Fudan University, in Fuzhou yesterday (June 4). Photo shows Professor Lo (third right) chatting with staff members at the International Medical Center of the hospital. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, led a delegation to visit Huashan Hospital Fujian Campus, Fudan University, in Fuzhou yesterday (June 4). Photo shows Professor Lo (fourth left) receiving a briefing by a hospital staff member on the hospital buildings. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, led a delegation to visit Huashan Hospital Fujian Campus, Fudan University, in Fuzhou yesterday (June 4). Photo shows Professor Lo (second right) receiving a briefing by a healthcare staff member on the accident and emergency (A&E) service workflows at the A&E department of the hospital. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau (second right), led a delegation to meet with the Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Director-General of the Fujian Provincial Health Commission, Mr Yang Minhong (first left), in Fuzhou yesterday (June 4). Deputy Secretary for Health Mr Edward Mak (first right) and the Senior Advisor (Secretary for Health's Office), Dr Joe Fan (third right), also attended the meeting. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Brussels ETO promotes Hong Kong's I&T sector with InvestHK at NEXUS Luxembourg 2026

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (Brussels ETO), participated in the NEXUS Luxembourg 2026 from June 10 to 11 (Luxembourg time) to showcase Hong Kong's vibrant innovation ecosystem in promoting the development of AI and technology. The promotion was carried out in collaboration with Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK).

Ms Shirley Yung, the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, delivered a presentation at the event to introduce Hong Kong's dynamic innovation ecosystem, highlighting its unique strengths as a place for world-class research and talent, a global financial and fundraising hub, and a trusted international business environment.

She also mentioned the various recent Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government policies that are conducive to the development of AI and technology, such as the AI+ strategy and the Finance+ strategy. "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has positioned AI as a focus of our I&T strategy, developing it as a core industry while also harnessing its potential as a powerful enabler to upgrade traditional sectors," she remarked. She also emphasised the huge potential of the innovation cluster in the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Nexus Luxembourg is Europe's leading AI and technology summit. The 2026 edition attracted approximately 10 000 attendees, featured 150 speakers, and over 250 startups from more than 50 countries. A dedicated Hong Kong booth was set up at the NEXUS Luxembourg, providing global attendees with information on investment and business opportunities in Hong Kong.

Brussels ETO promotes Hong Kong's I&T sector with InvestHK at NEXUS Luxembourg 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Brussels ETO promotes Hong Kong's I&T sector with InvestHK at NEXUS Luxembourg 2026 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases