• Letter to Chinese Medicines Traders from Department of Health : Application for Renewal of Chinese Medicines Trader Licence and Change of Address Specified in the Licence (Chinese version only)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (13 January 2012) : Alert on aconitum alkaloid poisoning

  • Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong Annual Report 2010

  • Press Release of Department of Health (23 December 2011) : Warning on orally consumed product containing banned and undeclared Western drug ingredients (with photo)

  • Newsletter from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (December 2011)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (20 December 2011) : Warning on slimming product with banned and undeclared drug ingredients (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 December 2011) : Caution against two unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (09 December 2011) : Alert on herbal aconitum alkaloid poisoning

  • Press Release of Department of Health (30 November 2011) : DH investigating suspected case of Cushing's syndrome with history of taking medicines prescribed by Chan Kwok-wing

  • Press Release of Department of Health (30 November 2011) : Recall of Qing Yin Wan (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (30 November 2011) : Requirements for labelling and package inserts of proprietary Chinese medicines to take effect from December 1

  • Press Release of Department of Health (28 November 2011) : Illegal supply of unregistered drugs (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (07 October 2011) : Recall of Western-drug-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (27 September 2011) : Recall of Western-drug-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)

  • Newsletter from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (August 2011)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (01 September 2011) : Recall of drug-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)

  • Advertisement for Application for 2012 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination (2 September 2011)

  • Press release of Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (2 September 2011)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (16 August 2011) : Recall of adulterated fake proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 August 2011) : Recall of heavy metal-tainted proprietary Chinese medicines (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (08 August 2011) : Caution against atropine-tainted Chinese herbal powder (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (03 August 2011) : Voluntary recall of Chinese medicines (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (02 August 2011) : Recall of proprietary Chinese medicines manufactured by Luen Wing Chinese Medicine Manufacture Company Limited

  • Press Release of Department of Health (01 August 2011) : Caution against four contaminated proprietary Chinese medicines

  • Press Release of Department of Health (12 July 2011) : Recall of five proprietary Chinese medicines due to quality issue

  • Press Release of Department of Health (05 July 2011) : Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found to contain excessive lead

  • Press Release of Department of Health (30 June 2011) : Herbal aconitum alkaloid poisoning alert

  • Press Release of Department of Health (24 June 2011) : Recall of arsenic-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (18 June 2011) : Suspected poisoning due to tropane alkaloids tainted Chinese medicinal herb

  • Newsletter from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (April 2011)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (16 May 2011) : Further safety alert on contaminated Rhizoma Atractylodis

  • Press Release of Department of Health (13 May 2011) : Poisoning due to tropane alkaloids tainted Chinese medicinal herb

  • Press Release of Department of Health (06 May 2011) : Recall of mercury-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (19 April 2011) : Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found to contain excessive lead (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (18 April 2011) : Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found to contain excessive arsenic (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (06 April 2011) : Recall of a proprietary Chinese medicine with excessive pesticide residues (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (30 March 2011) : WHO holds technical meeting on classification of traditional medicine in Hong Kong (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (30 March 2011) : Taiwan's China Medical University to participate in HK's Chinese herb standards project (with photo)

  • Examination Dates of the 2011 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination

  • Press Release of Department of Health (16 March 2011) : Cluster of poisoning cases from mislabelled Chinese herb investigated

  • Press Release of Department of Health (15 March 2011) : Precautionary recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found by Macau to have excessive lead (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (12 March 2011) : Immediate suspension of use of mislabelled Chinese herb "Flos Campsis" (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 March 2011) : Recall of two unregistered drugs (with photos)

  • Newsletter from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (December 2010)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (15 January 2011) : Suspected contamination of Chinese herbal powder (with photo)

  • Removal Notice :With effect from 10 January 2011, the office of Chinese Medicines Section has been relocated to -

    16/F, Two Landmark East, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
    For applications of pCm registration, Chinese medicines traders licence and Import/Export licence of Chinese herbal medicines (Chms), please go to the above location.
    Enquiry No.: 3904 9130 (pCm registration) <effective from 10 January 2011>
    Enquiry No.: 2319 5119 (Chinese medicines traders licence and Import/Export licence of Chms)
    Fax No.: 2319 2664
    Office Hours:Monday to Friday : 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    Close on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays

  • Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners (2011)

  • Code of Conduct for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners (2011)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (14 December 2010) : Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine Golden Tower Super Hun Kwan Powder (with photo)

  • A new website of the Chinese Medicine Division of the Department of Health has been launched, and the address is http://www.cmd.gov.hk.

  • Press Release of Department of Health (2 December 2010) : Mandatory registration of proprietary Chinese medicines to take effect from December 3

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 November 2010) : Recall of oral proprietary Chinese medicines manufactured by Merika Medicine Factory (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 November 2010) : Test result of Wintex Tong Hang Wan Pills samples within limit

  • Press Release of Department of Health (9 November 2010) : Recall of registered proprietary Chinese medicine with western drug ingredient (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (8 November 2010) : Recall of contaminated registered proprietary Chinese medicine with Western drug ingredient (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (4 November 2010) : Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine "Cousedin Cold & Cough Relief Cap" (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (27 October 2010) : Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine Wintex Tong Hang Wan Pills

  • Press Release of Department of Health (13 September 2010) : Caution against contaminated Chinese herbs "Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii" and "Radix Dipsaci" (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 September 2010) : DH investigates suspected case of aconitum alkaloid poisoning

  • Newsletter from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (August 2010)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (24 August 2010) : Caution about substitution of Chinese herbal medicines Flos Campsis by Flos Daturae Metelis (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (5 August 2010) : Recall of Chinese medicine product with exceeding microbial limit (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (2 August 2010) : Recall of registered proprietary Chinese medicines with western drug ingredient (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (29 July 2010) : Contaminated Radix Strobilanthis Forrestii

  • Press Release of Department of Health (28 July 2010) : Recall of Chinese herbal medicine containing atropine (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (23 July 2010) : Suspected contamination of Chinese herbal medicine

  • Press Release of Department of Health (22 July 2010) : Caution against Chinese herb suspected to be contaminated

  • Press Release of Department of Health (22 June 2010) : Caution on suspected counterfeit product containing undeclared western drug ingredient (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (14 June 2010) : Recall of unsafe product (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (11 June 2010) : Public cautioned on unsafe product (with photos)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (28 May 2010) : Safe use of Arrow Brand Medicated Oil & Embrocation

  • Press Release of Department of Health (26 May 2010) : Suspected aconitine poisoning case investigated

  • Letter to Chinese Medicine Practitioners about Hand, Foot Mouth Disease and Enterovirus71 (28 May 2010) (Chinese version only)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (11 May 2010) : DH surveillance captured an adulterated proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (11 May 2010) : Tests on Zhongya Brand Tzepao Sanpien Pills (Honey Pill) show lead level within limit

  • Press Release of Department of Health (11 May 2010) : Po Chai Pills Bottle Form allowed to resume production

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 May 2010) : Contaminated Rhizoma Ligustici likely to be responsible for a case of aconitine poisoning (with photo)

  • Newsletter from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (April 2010)

  • Press Release of Department of Health (10 May 2010) : CHP investigates a suspected aconitine poisoning case

  • Press Release of Department of Health (5 May 2010) : Mainland Chinese medicinal product found to have exceeded Singapore's lead limit

  • Examination Dates of the 2010 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination

  • Press Release of Department of Health (24 March 2010) : Recall of Po Chai Pills

  • Letter to Chinese Medicine Practitioners about High Air Pollution and its Health Effects (22 March 2010) (Chinese version only)

  • Newsletter from the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (December 2009)

  • Recall of a Chinese medicine product with exceeding microbial limit (11 September 2009)

  • Recall of proprietary Chinese medicines with exceeding heavy metals limit (10 September 2009)

  • Recall of Chinese medicine product with exceeding microbial limit (4 September 2009)

  • Public urged not to consume a proprietary Chinese medicine adulterated with undeclared western medicine (6 July 2009)

  • Update on Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong And Changes of Reporting Criteria for Reporting Suspected Cases (17 June 2009) (Chinese version only)

  • A Third Confirmed Imported Case of Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong (17 May 2009) (Chinese version only)

  • A Confirmed Imported Case of Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong (13 May 2009) (Chinese version only)

  • A confirmed imported case of human swine influenza A/H1N1 in Hong Kong (1 May 2009) (Chinese version only)

  • Infection Control measures for influenza pandemic - Chinese medicine clinic (April 2009) (Chinese version only)

  • Reference material for prevention of influenza from Chinese medicine perspective (April 2009) (Chinese version only)

  • Addition of Swine Influenza to the First Schedule of the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap.599) (27 April 2009) (Chinese version only)

  • Newsletter of the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board (April 2009)