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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION WILL BE SOUGHT ON CHINESE MEDICINE
OF
THE
WORKING
ON PARTY
FIRST TASK
CHINESE MEDICINE, THE CHAIRMAN MR NICL SHIPMAN, SAID TRIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON THAT THE OF THE WORKING PARTY IS TO OBTAIN COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON THE USE AND PRACTICE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE IN HONG KONG.
SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA AFTER THE WORKING PARTY'S FIRST
MR SHIPMAN SAID THAT A SIX TO DRAWN UP FOR THIS PURPOSE.
NINE MONTH
WORK
PROGRAMME
MEETING,
HAD
BEEN
BREN USRD AVAILABLE OR
MEDICINE HAVE CHINESE "ALTHOUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF EXTENSIVELY BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THERE IS NO READILY DOCUMENTED INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT.
"WE THEREFORE HAVE TO EXPLORE EVERY POSSIBLE AVENUE ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE AND COMPREHENSIVE DATA," HE SAID.
TO OBTAIN
THE WORK PROGRAMME ENDORSED BY THE WORKING PARTY COMPRISES FOLLOWING MEASURES:
(A)
THE
UNIVERSITY OF STUDY WHICH WILL AND PROVIDERS OF TRADITIONAL
A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM FROM THE CHINESE HONG KONG WILL BE ENGAGED TO CONDUCT A INCLUDE A SURVEY OF USERS CHINESE MEDICINE;
(B)
DISCUSSIONS
WITH
MAJOR ASSOCIATIONS AND PRACTITIONERS OF CHINESE
MAKE TO
SUBMISSIONS, WILL BE INVITED
THEM MAY
ARRANGED
MEDICINE
BE
AND GROUP AS AND WHEN
NECESSARY;
(C)
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
OF
MEDICINE SUCH AS THE HONG KONG
ASSOCIATION
OF PRACTITIONERS
WESTERN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, THE (HK BRANCH)
BR WILL ALSO
{D}
BE
MAINTAINED
WITH
THE CONSUMER COUNCIL
ON THE PRACTICE OF
SINGAPORE,
(E)
BRITISH MEDICAL INVITED TO SEND IN THEIR VIEWS TO THE WORKING PARTY;
CONTACT WILL ABOUT COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; AND
INFORMATION WILL BE OBTAINED
OF PRACTITIONERS
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE IN CHINA, TAIWAN, ETC. AND ON THE TRAINING AND REGULATION IN THESE PLACES.
FINDINGS AT
THE
то FORMULATE
"WE HOPE TO COMPILE AN INTERIM REPORT ON OUR END OF THE INITIAL STAGE OF WORK. WE COULD THEN PROCEED
MR SHIPMAN SAID. RECOMMENDATIONS ON THAT BASIS,
WOULD AIM AT
PROMOTING
THE
HE ADDED THAT THE WORKING PARTY GOOD PRACTICE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE.
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