Policy Address

Promote the Development of Chinese Medicine

232. The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong (CMHHK) and the permanent premises of the Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute will begin operation in phases from December this year. The Government will boost the promotion of Chinese medicine (CM), contributing to the nation's promotion of CM internationally. Relevant measures include:

  1. Publish the Chinese Medicine Development Blueprint by the end of the year. The blueprint will cover establishing a governance framework and service system, leveraging strengths and advancing Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine (ICWM) services, promoting scientific research and innovation, cultural heritage and more.

  2. Roll out a range of CM services for special diseases by the CMHHK in its first year, including degenerative diseases, stroke rehabilitation and other common diseases among the elderly.

  3. Promote the sharing of electronic health records (eHRs) in the CM sector through eHealth, and expand the sharable scope of eHRs on eHealth between CM and western medicine practitioners.

  4. Develop ICWM services by expanding the HA's "knee osteoarthritis" programme to all hospital clusters, and commencing the "palliative care" pilot programme.