Tag: health

LCQ11: District Health Centres and District Health Centre Expresses *******************************************************************      Following is a question by the Hon Chan Pui-leung and a written reply by the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, in the Legislative Council today (March 27):       Question:      Regarding District Health Centres (DHCs) and interim “District Health Centre Expresses” (DHCEs), will the Government inform this Council: (1) of (i) the values of the operation service contracts for various DHCs and DHCEs, and (ii) the respective information on the primary and secondary disease prevention service outputs of such DHCs and DHCEs in the past year (set out in Table ... Read more

Eighth Meeting: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm EST Virtual meeting over Zoom Objectives Present a summary of Committee recommendations and PMRA’s response for the science question on Cumulative Effects in Environmental Risk Assessments Discussion surrounding Target 7 of the Global Biodiversity Framework Discuss the forward agenda and topics for future meetings Item Time Topic Open to observers 1 5 min Welcome and introductory remarks Yes 2 10 min Co-chairs address, review of affiliations and interests, walkthrough of meeting agenda Yes 3 20 min Summary of Committee recommendations and PMRA’s response for the science question on Cumulative ... Read more

Secretary for Health leads delegation to Guangzhou and Dongguan (with photos) *****************************************************************************      ​The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, led a delegation and started a two-day visit to Guangzhou and Dongguan today (March 13) to meet health officials of Guangdong Province and Dongguan city, with a view to deepening exchanges and co-operation between Hong Kong and Mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) on various health-related areas.      The delegation today first met with Deputy Director General of the Health Commission of Guangdong Province (GDHC) Mr Huang Fei to discuss a number of cross-boundary healthcare services, including the ... Read more

Secretary for Health meets Hong Kong Dental Association to emphasise respect for profession and regulatory system of other regions ******************************************************************************************      The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, met with representatives of the Hong Kong Dental Association (HKDA) today (February 27) to listen to their views on the Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme (Pilot Scheme). He also expressed his concern over the criticisms made by the HKDA on the Mainland dental profession (stomatology profession) and regulatory system while commenting on the Pilot Scheme.       Professor Lo emphasised, “The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government attaches great importance ... Read more

Health Bureau responds to Hong Kong Dental Association on Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme ******************************************************************************************      Regarding the Hong Kong Dental Association’s concern over the Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater Bay Area Pilot Scheme (Pilot Scheme), the Health Bureau (HHB) gave the following response today (February 21):        Since the launch of the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital (HKU-SZH) by the Government in 2015, eligible elderly persons have been entitled to use Elderly Health Care Vouchers (EHCVs) to receive dental services at the HKU-SZH during the ... Read more