Regulation of Chinese Medicine Practitioner
- According to the Chinese Medicine Ordinance, “practicing Chinese medicine” means any of the following
act or activities: (a) the diagnosis, treatment, prevention or alleviation of any disease or any symptom of a
disease; (b) the prescription of Chinese herbal medicines or proprietary Chinese medicines; (c) the regulation
of the functional states of the human body, on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine in general practice,
acupuncture or bone-setting, and “Chinese medicine practice” or “practice of Chinese medicine” shall be
construed accordingly.
- According to the Chinese Medicine Ordinance, any person who wishes to be registered as a registered
Chinese medicine practitioner shall undertake and pass the Licensing Examination conducted by the Chinese
Medicine Council of Hong Kong. To be eligible to undertake the Licensing Examination, one should have
satisfactorily completed such undergraduate degree course of training in Chinese medicine practice or its
equivalent as is approved by the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong.
