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Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: Enhanced anti-epidemic measures for COVID-19 (Chinese version only) (25 March 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - Further extension of health quarantine arrangements on inbound travellers from overseas (Chinese version only) (18 March 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - updated health quarantine arrangements on inbound travellers from overseas (Chinese version only) (16 March 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: Update on Countries/Areas with Reported Cases of COVID-19 (Chinese version only) (11 March 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: Latest Information on COVID-19 and Enhanced Surveillance on Suspected Cases by the Centre for Health Protection (Chinese version only) (3 March 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: Latest Information on COVID-19 and "Enhanced Laboratory Surveillance Programme" by the Hospital Authority (Chinese version only) (25 February 2020) Letter | Appendix
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Latest Information on Novel Coronavirus Infection (Chinese version only) (10 February 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Latest Information on Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan (Chinese version only) (31 January 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Latest Information on Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan (Chinese version only) (21 January 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Latest Information on Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan (Chinese version only) (17 January 2020)
Press Release of Department of Health (9 January 2020) : Hong Kong enters winter influenza season
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Latest Information on Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan (Chinese version only) (8 January 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Latest Information on Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan (Chinese version only) (4 January 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Pneumonia Cases in Mainland China (Chinese version only) (2 January 2020)
Notice of Rename of Chinese Medicine Division, the Department of Health
In view of the re-organisation of the Department of Health with effect from 1 October 2019 (Tuesday), the Chinese Medicine Division has been renamed as "Chinese Medicine Regulatory Office". The address, telephone numbers, fax numbers and service hours of the office remain unchanged. For enquiries, please contact the Office during office hours:
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioners: "Enhanced Regulatory Measures on Herba Pteridis Multifidae" (Chinese version only) (26 September 2019)
Advertisement for Application for 2020 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination (6 September 2019)
Press release of Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (6 September 2019)
Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong Annual Report 2017 Printed edition | Barrier-free version
Advertisement for Application for 2019 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination (7 September 2018)
Press release of Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (7 September 2018)
Establishment of the "Health Committee for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners"
To have a consistent approach in handling health cases of all Chinese medicine practitioners (CMPs), the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong endorsed the establishment of the "Health Committee for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners" under the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board (CMPB) at its meeting on 15 May 2018, to handle cases specifically related to medical grounds, evaluate if the listed CMPs with medical problems are fit to continue practising Chinese medicine, and make recommendations to the Disciplinary Committee and CMPB in this regard. Health cases of listed CMPs would be handled by the Disciplinary Committee following the disciplinary procedures for handling violation of professional conduct by listed CMPs. The "Health Committee for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners" was established on 12 July 2018, please click here for the composition, functions and member list of the "Health Committee for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners".
"What's New" of Department of Health: Amendments to the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap. 586) (18 July 2018)
Publication of the Expiry Dates of the Practising Certificates for Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners (5 July 2018)
Suspension of enquiry hotline service of Chinese Medicine Division under Department of Health (29 March 2018)
Briefing on "Proposed measures on retail sale of Chinese herbal medicines via the Internet by Chinese medicines traders" (20 March 2018)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Stay Vigilant Against Seasonal Influenza after Lunar New Year Holiday (Chinese version only) (21 February 2018)
Press Release of Department of Health (10 January 2018) : Hong Kong enters winter influenza season
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations: Prescribing Western medicine by Chinese medicine practitioners (Chinese version only) (22 December 2017)
Amendments to the Code of Conduct for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners | Appendix
Advertisement for Application for 2018 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination (8 September 2017)
Press release of Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (8 September 2017)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations: Update on prescribing Western medicine by Chinese medicine practitioners (Chinese version only) (19 July 2017)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Update on prescribing Western medicine by Chinese medicine practitioners (Chinese version only) (19 July 2017)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations: Prescribing Western medicine by Chinese medicine practitioners (Chinese version only) (27 June 2017)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner: Prescribing Western medicine by Chinese medicine practitioners (Chinese version only) (27 June 2017)
Consultation Document on Proposal to Amend the Code of Conduct for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners (1 June 2017)
Establishment of the "Health Committee"
To handle cases involving Chinese medicine practitioners (CMPs), who by reason of health is unfit to practise Chinese medicine, more effectively pursuant to section 56(1)(c) of the Chinese Medicine Ordinance, the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong endorsed the establishment of the "Health Committee" under the Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board (CMPB) at its meeting on 10 January 2017, to handle cases specifically related to medical grounds, evaluate if the registered CMPs with medical problems are fit to continue practising Chinese medicine, and make recommendations to the CPB in this regard. The "Health Committee" was established on 10 May 2017, please click here for the composition, functions and member list of the "Health Committee".
Press Release of Department of Health (17 May 2017) : Surveillance enhanced amid influenza season
World Health Day 2017 Depression Matters Let's Stand Together (7 April 2017) (Chinese version only)
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) with failed microbial limit (with photo) (10 January 2017)
Advertisement for Application for 2017 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination (2 September 2016)
Press release of Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (2 September 2016)
Letter to Chinese Medicine Practitioners from Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board regarding Regulations of Prescription of Proprietary Chinese Medicines (Chinese version only)
Letter to Chinese Medicine Practitioners from Department of Health : Handling of moxa products (Chinese version only) (27 June 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health (26 April 2016) : First confirmed case of MERS in Bahrain
Consultation on development of Trade Single Window in Hong Kong (13 April 2016)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners: World Health Day 2016 Publicity and Public Education Campaign "Let's Beat Diabetes" (Chinese version only) (7 April 2016)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations: Government launches Preparedness and Response Plan for Zika Virus Infection (Chinese version only) (11 March 2016)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioners: Government launches Preparedness and Response Plan for Zika Virus Infection (Chinese version only) (11 March 2016)
Letter to Chinese Medicines practitioner associations from the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong on "Arrangement upon the end of the test reports submission period for transitional registration of proprietary Chinese medicine" (Chinese version only) (17 November 2015)
Letter to Chinese Medicines practitioner associations from the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong on "Arrangement upon the end of the test reports submission period for transitional registration of proprietary Chinese medicine" (Chinese version only) (12 November 2015)
Implications of arrangements for submission of test reports for transitional registration of proprietary Chinese medicine on registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners (Chinese version only) (2 November 2015)
Updated arrangements for submission of test reports for transitional registration of proprietary Chinese medicine (Chinese version only) (2 November 2015)
Advertisement for Application for 2016 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination (4 September 2015)
Press release of Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (4 September 2015)
Briefing Session on Infection Control Update for Chinese Medicine Practitioners (Chinese version only) (24 June 2015)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations: Infection control measures for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Chinese version only) (16 June 2015)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioners: Infection control measures for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Chinese version only) (16 June 2015)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations from Department of Health: Activation of serious response level under government's preparedness plan for MERS (Chinese version only) (9 June 2015)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioners from Department of Health: Activation of serious response level under government's preparedness plan for MERS (Chinese version only) (9 June 2015)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations from Department of Health: Enhanced surveillance for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Chinese version only) (4 June 2015)
Letter to Chinese Medicine Practitioners from Department of Health: Enhanced surveillance for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Chinese version only) (4 June 2015)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations from the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong: Amendments to the Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners in Hong Kong and the Code of Conduct for Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioners (Chinese version only) (27 April 2015)
Information of Infection Control Update for Chinese Medicine Practitioners (Chinese version only) (20 March 2015)
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health: Infection Control Update for Chinese Medicine Practitioners (20 March 2015)
Letter to Chinese Medicine Practitioner associations from Department of Health: Updated Situation of Influenza Activity in Hong Kong (Chinese version only) (4 February 2015)
Proprietary Chinese medicine with discrepant expiry date and batch number on package boxes (19 January 2015)
Letter to Chinese Medicine Practitioners from Department of Health: Hong Kong Enters Winter Influenza Season (Chinese version only) (5 January 2015)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: A Confirmed Case of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) virus and Activation of Serious Response Level of Government's Preparedness Plan (Chinese version only) (29 December 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations from Department of Health: Vigilance against Acute Gastroenteritis (Chinese version only) (13 November 2014)
Press Release of Department of Health (21 October 2014) : DH updates on Ebola-affected areas
Latest update on a case of solanaceous alkaloid poisoning (2 September 2014)
Health Advice on Prevention of Ebola Virus Disease for Workplace (21 August 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health : Vigilance against Ebola Virus Disease (Chinese version only) (21 August 2014)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: Importance of Infection Control Measures in preventing Ebola Virus Disease (Chinese version only) (6 August 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Launching of the Preparedness Plan for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Standing Down of "Serious" Response Level for Avian Influenza A(H7N9) (Chinese version only) (13 June 2014)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: Launching of the Preparedness Plan for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Standing Down of "Serious" Response Level for Avian Influenza A(H7N9) (Chinese version only) (13 June 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Updated Risk Assessment of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome by the World Health Organization (Chinese version only) (29 April 2014)
Alert on herbal medicine poisoning (25 April 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Vigilance against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Chinese Version Only) (23 April 2014)
Reporting criteria for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (23 April 2014)
Examination Dates of the 2014 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination
Reporting criteria of novel influenza A infection (Chinese version only)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: Statutory Notification of Novel Influenza A Infection (Chinese version only) (20 February 2014)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: Latest Situation on Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus (Chinese version only) (5 February 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Latest Situation on Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus (Chinese version only) (22 January 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Prevention of Influenza (Chinese version only) (10 January 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Third Confirmed Case of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus (Chinese version only) (9 January 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioners from Centre for Health Protection：Air Quality Health Index has come into effect (3 January 2014)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Third Confirmed Case of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus in Guangdong Province (Chinese version only) (17 December 2013)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Another Confirmed Case of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus and Revised Reporting Criteria (Chinese version only) (11 December 2013)
Infection Control measures for Infection with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) virus - Chinese medicine clinic (Chinese version only) (9 December 2013)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: A Confirmed Case of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) virus in Hong Kong and Activation of Serious Response Level of Government's Preparedness Plan (Chinese version only) (3 December 2013)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: A Confirmed Case of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) virus in Hong Kong and Activation of Serious Response Level of Government's Preparedness Plan (Chinese version only) (3 December 2013)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Notification of confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong (Chinese version only) (6 November 2013)
Added colourants found in certain Chinese herbal medicines in China (Chinese version only)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Notification of confirmed human case of avian influenza A (H7N9) in Huizhou in Guangdong Province (Chinese version only) (12 August 2013)
Letter to Holders of 'Notice of confirmation of transitional registration of proprietary Chinese medicine' from the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong on 'Revised arrangement on the submission of test reports for transitional registration of proprietary Chinese Medicine' (Chinese version only) (26 June 2013)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: Statutory Notification of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Chinese version only) (14 June 2013)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health：Latest Situation on Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus (Chinese version only) (14 May 2013)
Press Release of Department of Health (10 May 2013) : Recall of mislabelled Chinese herbal medicine
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health：Latest Situation on Human Infection with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus and Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus (Chinese version only) (7 May 2013)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health：Updated Reporting Criteria for Cases of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) (Chinese version only) (26 April 2013)
Letter to Chinese Medicines Practitioners from Department of Health: Update on Cases of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H7N9) (Chinese version only) (5 April 2013)
Examination Dates of the 2013 Chinese Medicine Practitioners Licensing Examination
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health：Three human cases of H7N9 in Shanghai and Anhui (Chinese version only) (2 April 2013)
World Health Day 2013
Hypertension - the Silent Killer-Preventable and Treatable (Chinese version only) (20 March 2013)
Regulatory measures on proprietary Chinese medicines that using "Calculus Bovis" and its substitutes (Chinese version only)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health: Updated Reporting criteria for Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus (Chinese version only) (22 January 2013)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner associations from Department of Health：News of Influenza (14 January 2013) (Chinese version only)