Professor Lo Leads Health Delegation to Dunhuang for Joint Meeting of Senior Officials from Mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao

Secretary for Health to attend 19th Joint Meeting of Senior Health Officials of Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao in Dunhuang

The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, will lead a delegation to Dunhuang, Gansu Province, tomorrow (August 27) to attend the 19th Joint Meeting of Senior Health Officials of Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao to be hosted by the National Health Commission on August 29, and to visit healthcare institutions in Dunhuang.

The Joint Meeting is a platform for senior medical and health officials, and experts from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao to exchange views and share experiences on present-day medical and public health issues.

Professor Lo will deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the Joint Meeting. Delegations of the three places will engage in discussions and sharing on three major topics, namely review of the COVID-19 epidemic and the way forward for prevention and control of infectious diseases, advancing innovation and development in healthcare technology, and strengthening primary healthcare services. For the discussion on the topic of advancing innovation and development in healthcare technology, the Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam, will be the moderator, with Deputy Secretary for Health Ms Elaine Mak giving a presentation. Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dr Pang Fei-chau, will present on the topic of strengthening primary healthcare services.

The Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Henry Fan, and the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko, will also join the delegation.

Professor Lo will return to Hong Kong on August 30. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee will be the Acting Secretary for Health.

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CE meets Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Serbia

​The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met with the visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Serbia, Mr Ivica Dačić, today (September 13) to exchange views on issues of mutual interest. The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, also attended the meeting.

Mr Lee welcomed Mr Dačić’s visit to Hong Kong. Mr Lee said that the economic and trade relations between Hong Kong and Serbia had grown steadily in recent years, with bilateral merchandise trade amounting to US$200 million in 2023, representing a growth of more than 10 per cent over 2022. He added that there is potential for Hong Kong and Serbia to further deepen economic and trade ties, and jointly explore more co-operation opportunities.

Mr Lee highlighted that Hong Kong has the distinctive advantage of enjoying the strong support of the country and being closely connected to the world under "one country, two systems". Hong Kong boasts a highly internationalised, market-oriented and friendly business environment, making the city an ideal place for companies to expand their global operations. Serbian enterprises can leverage Hong Kong's platform as an international financial and trade centre to explore overseas and Mainland markets, achieving mutual benefits, he added.

CE meets Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Serbia Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases