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Letter and Information to Chinese Medicine Practitioners from Department of Health

Heightened Vigilance against Respiratory Tract Infection (20 December 2023)
The Infection Control Branch of the Centre for Health Protection issues "General Infection Control Measures for Chinese Medicine Clinics" (Chinese version only) (15 June 2023)
Arrival of Influenza Season in Hong Kong (Chinese version only) (18 April 2023)
Consultation for the Amendment of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Chinese Medicine Ordinance (Cap. 549) (13 January 2023)

Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - Letter to Chinese medicine practitioners: A surge of local cases (Chinese version only) (10 February 2022)

Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - Local epidemic situation and latest arrangements of vaccination programme (Chinese version only) (16 March 2021)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - Latest situation and vaccination arrangement (Chinese version only) (22 February 2021)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - Ongoing epidemic (Chinese version only) (27 January 2021) Letter | Appendix

Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - A surge of local cases and new round of anti-epidemic measures (Chinese version only) (17 December 2020) Letter | Appendix
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - Universal Community Testing Programme (Chinese version only) (31 August 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - Enhanced anti-epidemic measures (Chinese version only) (28 July 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - A surge of local cases and new round of anti-epidemic measures (Chinese version only) (20 July 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - A surge of local cases and new round of anti-epidemic measures (Chinese version only) (15 July 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 - New Local Cases Emerging (Chinese version only) (10 July 2020) Letter | Appendix
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: COVID-19 – A new cluster of local cases, expansion of "Enhanced Laboratory Surveillance Programme", and “Special Chinese Medicine Out-patient Programme” of the Hospital Authority (Chinese version only) (3 June 2020)
Letter to Chinese medicine practitioner: Enhanced anti-epidemic measures for COVID-19 (Chinese version only) (6 April 2020)
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) (24 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)
Hong Kong enters winter influenza season (9 January 2020)
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: Cluster of Pneumonia Cases in Mainland China(Chinese version only) (2 January 2020)

Reorganisation of Department of Health(30 September 2019)
Publicity and educational activities on “Identification of Easily Confused Species of Chinese Materia Medica in Hong Kong by Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics” will be held in November 2019 (For Chinese Medicine Practitioners)(Chinese version only)(12 September 2019)
Recall of two mercury-tainted proprietary Chinese medicines (27 August 2019)
Department of Health mounts joint operation with Hong Kong Customs against suspected fake Chinese herbal medicine(5 July 2019)
DH investigates suspected illegal sale of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (30 May 2019)
DH investigates suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (21 May 2019)
DH investigates case of undeclared Western drug ingredient detected in cream product seized at clinic of registered Chinese medicine practitioner (7 May 2019)
DH investigates suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (14 March 2019)
Recall of three types of compound Chinese medicine granules(28 February 2019)
International meeting on Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards held in Hong Kong (20 February 2019)
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine with failed microbial limit(8 February 2019)
DH investigates suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine(3 January 2019)

DH investigates case of undeclared Western drug ingredient detected in powder prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioner (22 December 2017)
Letter to Chinese medicines practitioner associations: Prescribing Western medicine by Chinese medicine practitioners (Chinese version only) (22 December 2017)
Briefing Session on "Easily Confused Herbal Medicines in Hong Kong" 2017 (No.2) will be launched in December 2017 (For Chinese Medicine Practitioners)(Chinese version only) (20 November 2017)
DH investigates case of aconitum alkaloid poisoning (20 October 2017)
DH raids retail stall for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered medicines (3 October 2017)
Public should observe strict hygiene amid very high influenza activity (19 July 2017)
DH investigates additional case of undeclared Western drugs detected in cream prescribed by registered CMP (19 July 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)
DH investigates additional case of undeclared Western drugs detected in cream prescribed by registered CMP (27 June 2017)
Update on investigations into undeclared Western drug ingredients detected in cream prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioner (22 June 2017)
Undeclared Western drug ingredients detected in cream prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioner (21 June 2017)
International meeting on Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards held in Hong Kong (14 June 2017)
DH investigates suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (6 June 2017)
DH investigates case of suspected fake proprietary Chinese medicine adulterated with Western drug ingredient (25 May 2017)
Briefing Session on "Easily Confused Herbal Medicines in Hong Kong" 2017 (No.1) will be launched in June 2017 (For Chinese Medicine Practitioners)(Chinese version only) (24 May 2017)
Surveillance enhanced amid influenza season (17 May 2017)
CHP investigates imported case of Zika Virus Infection (26 April 2017)
DH investigates suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (26 April 2017)
World Health Day 2017 Depression Matters Let’s Stand Together (7 April 2017) (Chinese version only)
CHP appeals for vigilance against acute gastroenteritis (15 March 2017)
CHP investigates imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) (7 March 2017)
DH endorses batch recall of mercury-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (28 February 2017)
Surveillance enhanced amid winter influenza season (22 February 2017)
Government holds inter-departmental meeting to discuss latest situation of avian influenza (15 February 2017)
CHP investigates suspected imported human case of avian influenza A(H7) (10 January 2017)
CHP investigates imported human case of avian influenza A (H7N9) (5 January 2017)

CHP investigates confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) (30 December 2016)
CHP investigates imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) (19 December 2016)
CHP urges early vaccination before winter influenza season arrives (24 November 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: CHP investigates imported case of Zika Virus Infection (15 November 2016)
Briefing Session on "Easily Confused Herbal Medicines in Hong Kong" 2016 (No.2) will be launched in December 2016 (For Chinese Medicine Practitioners) (Chinese version only) (14 November 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health:CHP investigates local case of dengue fever (19 September 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee on Mosquito-borne Diseases meets on local cases of dengue fever and Zika virus infection (with photo) (7 September 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: CHP urges heightened vigilance against mosquito-borne diseases (1 September 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: CHP closely monitors additional local cases of Zika Virus Infection in Singapore (28 August 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: CHP investigates first imported case of Zika Virus Infection (25 August 2016)
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: CHP notified of first imported case of Zika Virus Infection in Beijing(16 May 2016)
Briefing Session on "Easily Confused Herbal Medicines in Hong Kong" 2016/17 (No.1) will be launched in June 2016 (For Chinese Medicine Traders)(Chinese version only)(11 May 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health:First confirmed case of MERS in Bahrain (26 April 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health : CHP investigates imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) infection (19 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)
Press Release of Department of Health : Alert Response Level of Ebola preparedness plan stands down(30 March 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health : CHP investigates imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9)(18 March 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)
Press Release of Department of Health: CHP reminds public on precautions against upcoming cold weather (10 March 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: CHP investigates imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) (23 February 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: Update on local response to first imported case of Zika Virus Infection in Mainland (11 February 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: Interdepartmental meeting held on local response to Zika Virus Infection (with photo) (1 February 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: Hong Kong is entering winter influenza season (19 January 2016)
Press Release of Department of Health: DH updates Ebola-affected areas (15 January 2016)

Update on Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong And Changes of Reporting Criteria for Reporting Suspected Cases (Chinese version only) (17 June 2009)
A Third Confirmed Imported Case of Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong (Chinese version only) (17 May 2009)
A Confirmed Imported Case of Human Swine Influenza in Hong Kong (Chinese version only) (13 May 2009)
A confirmed imported case of human swine influenza A/H1N1 in Hong Kong (Chinese version only) (1 May 2009)
Infection Control measures for influenza pandemic - Chinese medicine clinic (Chinese version only) (April 2009)
Reference material for prevention of influenza from Chinese medicine perspective (Chinese version only) (April 2009)
Human Swine Influenza has been included in the Prevention and Control Disease Ordinance (Cap 599) (Chinese version only) (27 April 2009)
2-month-old girl confirmed with Influenza A (H9N2) infection (30 December 2008)
Enhanced Surveillance of Suspected Human Case Detection for Avian Influenza (Chinese version only) (10 December 2008)
The Use of Chinese Herbal Medicine -- Medulla Junci (1 December 2008)
Latest Influenza Situation in Hong Kong (Chinese version only) (13 March 2008)