Hong Kong chief vows to deepen exchanges during Guangdong visit
Professor Lo Chung-mau second right leads a Hong Kong delegation to the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission in Shenzhen, as he continues his visit to the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on March 30, 2023, as he leads a meeting with officials from the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission in Shenzhen. The director of health, Dr Ronald Lam third right Chairman of the Hospital Authority, Henry Fan first right and Director General of the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, Wu Hongyan first left, also attended the meeting. The Hong Kong government is planning an appropriate model to cater for the medical needs of the special administrative region s residents living in the mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, according to the city's health chief, PHOTO HKSAR GOVT HONG KONG.
Professor Lo Chung-mau said on Thursday during a meeting between a Hong Kong delegation he is leading and officials of the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission in Shenzhen, as he continued his visit to Guangdong.
Prof Lo said in a meeting with the Commission's Director General Wu Hongyan that the two places partnered and co-operated in the monitoring and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as the sharing of information. READ MORE: Lo vows to deepen exchanges during Guangdong visit.
He said that the HKSAR government launched a special support scheme and appointed the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital to provide subsidized follow-up consultation services for the Hospital Authority patients.
On March 30, 2023, Hong Kong Secretary for Health Professor Lo Chung-mau gave a speech at the opening ceremony of China's International Healthcare Accreditation Standards Hospital Accreditation in Shenzhen. The Hong Kong SAR government is currently planning to roll out a pilot scheme by taking reference to the success of the scheme, in order to allow eligible people to enjoy subsidized consultation services at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, with the aim of exploring and planning an appropriate model in order to meet the medical needs of Hong Kong residents residing in the Mainland cities within the Greater Bay Area. The delegation attended the launch of China's International Healthcare Accreditation Standards Hospital Accreditation ceremony in the afternoon and HK can help standardize GBA medical training. The event was co-managed by the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality and the Shenzhen Hospital Accreditation Research Center.
Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau Center Director General of the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, Wu Hongyan third left Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam second left Chairman of the Hospital Authority, Henry Fan third right and other attendees pose for a photo during a meeting between a Hong Kong delegation and the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission on March 30, 2023. The PHOTO HKSAR GOVT Prof Lo said that it was of special significance for the delegation to attend the ceremony because two hospitals under the Hospital Authority will adopt the 2023 -- 2024 International Hospital Quality Accreditation Standards 2021 Version compiled by the Shenzhen Hospital Accreditation Research Center.
He said that the move will contribute to the process for the nation's hospital accreditation standards to go global, while ensuring that the management and service levels of hospitals are on par with international standards.