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Hong Kong, like many developed economies, is grappling with significant demographic and healthcare challenges – an ageing population, rising chronic diseases, declining fertility rates and a strained healthcare workforce. These pressures demand urgent reforms to ensure a sustainable and resilient healthcare system.

In his 2024-25 Policy Address, Chief Executive John Lee highlighted the Government’s push to strengthen medical collaboration in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). A cornerstone of this effort is the GBA Clinical Trial Collaboration Platform, designed to streamline cross-boundary data, samples and medical product sharing. Could this initiative become a catalyst for Hong Kong’s pharmaceutical growth and medical innovation?

Join us at the Chamber’s “Town Hall Forum Series” on 3 November, featuring Secretary for Health, Professor the Honourable Chung-mao Lo, who will delve into these critical issues. He will also outline the Health Bureau’s multipronged approach to tackling ageing and healthcare sustainability, including strengthened primary and preventive care, the development of sustainable care models, and measures to uphold Hong Kong’s standing as a regional and global leader in healthcare excellence.

This is a rare opportunity to engage directly with the Secretary and contribute your perspectives. Be part of this vital dialogue that promises to enhance our collective understanding of the initiatives aimed at bolstering the health sector!

DISCLAIMER
Speakers' presentations at this event are intended for educational purposes only and do not replace independent professional judgment. Statements of fact and opinions expressed during this event are those of the speakers and participants and, unless expressly stated to the contrary, are not the opinion or position of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, its members, or its committees. The Chamber does not endorse or approve, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy or completeness of the information presented. Attendees should note that, with the approval of speakers, this event may be recorded, and possibly published on the Chamber's website in audio and/or video formats without further notice.

Recording, duplication or distribution of the contents of the online event is prohibited without prior written permission from the Chamber.

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Speaker(s)

Professor Chung-mau Lo, BBS, JP, Secretary for Health

Professor Chung-mau Lo was appointed Secretary for Health on 1 July 2022. Before joining the Government, he was Hospital Chief Executive at The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Chair of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery at The University of Hong Kong and Director of Liver Transplantation Centre at Queen Mary Hospital.

Professor Lo has devoted himself to clinical work, teaching and scientific research in the field of hepatobiliary surgery for more than three decades. He is internationally renowned for his expertise in hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation. He has published over 600 original articles in refereed international journals and his H-index is 94. His pioneering work in adult right lobe living donor liver transplantation has revolutionised the practice of liver transplant world-wide and has put Hong Kong on the world map of liver transplant. He and his team were awarded China’s top national honour of First-class State Scientific and Technological Progress Award in 2005.

He was the President of the International Liver Transplantation Society and the International Society for Digestive Surgery. He has served in the editorial board of many prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Transplantation, Liver Transplantation, Surgery and the Annals of Surgery. He has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the American Surgical Association and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as well as an Honorary Member of the European Surgical Association.

Professor Lo served as the Hospital Chief Executive of The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital from November 2016 to June 2022. Under the "One Country, Two Systems" strategy, he has actively leveraged the advantages of Shenzhen-Hong Kong cross-border collaboration to advocate "Green Healthcare Reform " in public hospitals, and to promote medical integration in the Greater Bay Area. Under his leadership, the Hospital became the youngest High-level Hospital of Guangdong Province in 2018 and received Shenzhen Municipal City Mayor's Quality Gold Award in 2020. The Hospital has been selected as a National High-Quality Development Hospital in 2021.

Date and Time

2025/11/03 16:30 to 18:00

Venue

Chamber Theatre, 22/F United Centre

Media

Closed to media

Enquiries

Chloe Lee
Tel: 28231297
Email: clee@chamber.org.hk

Fee

HK$ 190 for Members (includes coffee/tea refreshment)
HK$ 95 for Members (Student Associate Member Rate (Includes coffee/tea and refreshment))

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Members Only

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