Press Releases

December 2012

22/12/2012	SFH on testing of cooking oil and fresh beef price
18/12/2012	Appointments to Working Group on Regulation of Private Hospitals
16/12/2012	FHB's response on fresh beef price and supply
13/12/2012	SFH visits Tsuen Wan District
01/12/2012	SFH on overseas cases of Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus

November 2012

30/11/2012	SFH calls for more public acceptance of people with HIV
27/11/2012	SFH visits Kwai Tsing District
25/11/2012	SFH on overseas cases of Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus
20/11/2012	Public consultation on legislative proposals relating to formula products and foods intended for infants and young children launched today
16/11/2012	SFH on regulation of private hospitals
09/11/2012	Annual food, health and quarantine meeting opens in HK
07/11/2012	Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cemeteries) (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 2012 to be gazetted
07/11/2012	SFH on operation against suspected illegal medical practice in beauty centre
05/11/2012	Fishermen Claims Appeal Board appointed
02/11/2012	SFH on Steering Committee on Review of the Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities
02/11/2012	Steering Committee on Review of the Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities conducts first meeting

October 2012

28/10/2012	SFH to visit Guangzhou and Shenzhen
22/10/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
12/10/2012	Working group to be set up to distinguish beauty services from medical procedures
11/10/2012	SFH on review of regulatory regime for private healthcare facilities
11/10/2012	Steering Committee on Review of the Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities established
09/10/2012	SFH on tobacco control
07/10/2012	SFH on septic shock cases

September 2012

21/09/2012	SFH to attend WHO Western Pacific Regional Meeting
20/09/2012	Concerted efforts to curb the spread of AIDS
16/09/2012	SFH to attend senior health officials meeting
15/09/2012	Transcript of remarks by SFH
14/09/2012	Appointments to Expert Committee on Food Safety
14/09/2012	Appointments to Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong
13/09/2012	Chairman of the Hospital Authority re-appointed
12/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
11/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
10/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
09/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
08/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
07/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
06/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
05/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
05/09/2012	Fishermen Claims Appeal Board appointed
04/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
03/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
03/09/2012	SFH visits fixed-pitch hawker areas
02/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
01/09/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones

August 2012

31/08/2012	SFH chairs Preparatory Task Force on Chinese Medicine Development Committee's first meeting
31/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
30/08/2012	SFH's response to QMH incident of oxygen delivery tube disconnection
30/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
29/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
29/08/2012	SFH on tourists from the Mainland
28/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
27/08/2012	SFH continues Beijing visit
27/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
26/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
25/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
24/08/2012	SFH visits Beijing
24/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
23/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
22/08/2012	SFH on concentration of nitrous oxide, health checks for persons on board Kai Fung No. 2 and recruitment of doctors with limited registration
22/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
22/08/2012	SFH inspects avian influenza and influenza prevention and control measures
21/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
20/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
19/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
18/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
17/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
16/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
15/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
15/08/2012	SFH to proceed on leave
15/08/2012	SFH meets Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
15/08/2012	SFH on infant formula and development of Chinese Medicine
14/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
13/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
12/08/2012	SFH on clean-up progress of plastic pellets and nutrition requirement of infant formula
12/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
11/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
10/08/2012	Appointments to Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health
10/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
09/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
08/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and in fish culture zones
07/08/2012	Progress of cleaning up plastic pellets scattered on beaches, at sea and at fish culture zones

July 2012

27/07/2012	Tender exercise for private hospital sites in Wong Chuk Hang and Tai Po closed
27/07/2012	Transcript of remarks by CS at media session
25/07/2012	Government proactive in increasing supply of public niches
23/07/2012	Call for Health and Medical Research Fund applications
18/07/2012	SFH inspects maternal and child health services and columbarium facilities
18/07/2012	SFH on Elderly Health Care Voucher
11/07/2012	SFH on enterovirus infections
04/07/2012	Transcript of remarks by SFH

June 2012

24/06/2012	SFH visits Beijing
22/06/2012	SFH on Hong Kong Central Hospital and influenza A (H5)
08/06/2012	Obstetric services provided by private hospitals to Mainland expectant mothers married to Hong Kong residents
02/06/2012	Steering Committee on Avian Influenza updates avian flu precautionary measures
02/06/2012	SFH on avian influenza
01/06/2012	Health and Medical Research Council studies research fund

May 2012

19/05/2012	SFH continues London visit (with photo)
17/05/2012	UK beef import restriction partially relaxed (with photos)
16/05/2012	SFH to attend World Health Assembly
14/05/2012	Statement by SFH

April 2012

26/04/2012	Business operation of chilled meat traders should follow market economy principles
25/04/2012	Private hospitals to provide obstetric services to Mainland expectant mothers married to Hong Kong residents
25/04/2012	Applications for Health Care and Promotion Fund invited
25/04/2012	SFH on Mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong
23/04/2012	Proactive measures taken to guard against mosquito breeding
17/04/2012	SFH on Mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong
13/04/2012	Tenders invited on sale of land for private hospital development
10/04/2012	Government widely consults the public on hawker policy (with photos)
09/04/2012	SFH to visit Sichuan

March 2012

30/03/2012	Over 150 submissions received for consultation on licensing scheme for private columbaria
30/03/2012	Appointments to Council on Human Reproductive Technology
16/03/2012	Government adopts multi-pronged approach to handle columbarium issue
14/03/2012	Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 2) Order 2012 to be gazetted
12/03/2012	SFH on obstetric services
04/03/2012	SFH meets Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (with photos)

February 2012

08/02/2012	SFH on non-local mothers giving birth in Hong Kong
03/02/2012	SFH on medical expenditure and non-local mothers giving birth in Hong Kong

January 2012

31/01/2012	Steering Committee on Strategic Review on Healthcare Manpower Planning and Professional Development established (with photo)
13/01/2012	SFH to visit London and Geneva
11/01/2012	Sale of live chickens in Hong Kong to resume tomorrow
11/01/2012	SFH on avian influenza
10/01/2012	SFH on avian influenza and Legionnaires' Disease
10/01/2012	Mainland processing plants supplying chilled beef to Hong Kong increased to six
05/01/2012	SFH on avian influenza, Mainland pregnant women and Legionnaires' Disease
04/01/2012	SFH on Legionnaires' Disease