The visiting expert group led by Tong Xiaolin, the head of the Mainland Chinese medicine expert group of the central authorities, met Western medical experts today to discuss critical paediatric cases of COVID-19.

The expert group visited Queen Mary Hospital in the morning, where members were briefed by representatives of the Hospital Authority and the University of Hong Kong as well as the hospital's medical team on their experiences of treating COVID-19 patients.

The medical team and the expert group carried out an in-depth discussion on some cases, in particular the management of critical cases involving children.

Moreover, they shared with each other the experiences of Chinese and Western medical collaboration and the application of Chinese medicine in treating COVID-19 patients.

The expert group then met representatives of the Food & Health Bureau's Chinese Medicine Hospital Project Office.

During the meeting, the office's Project Director Dr Cheung Wai-lun introduced the positioning, service plan, design concept, operation model and commissioning progress of the first Chinese medicine hospital (CMH) in Hong Kong.

They also discussed how to promote the CMH's development through the training of professionals and development of services.