Builiding a chinese medicine sector in Hong Kong
By: FAN, Ruiping; HOLLIDAY, Ian
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ArticlePublisher: Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, December 2003The Asian Journal of Public Administration 25, 2, p. 267-286Abstract: In the past 10-15 years, policy makers in HOng Kong have started to turn their attention to chinese medicine. This article reviews their progress to date, and examines the different regional policy models they might learn from in framing health care policies to cover both chinese and modern scientific medicine. It argues that the best way forward for Hong Kong is to position itself on a spectrum of nondiscriminatory state practice that offers equal respect to both traditional and modern medicines. In East Asia, China stands towards one end of this spectrum, and South Korea and Taiwan towards the other. The article holds that Hong Kong should place itself somewhere between the two.
In the past 10-15 years, policy makers in HOng Kong have started to turn their attention to chinese medicine. This article reviews their progress to date, and examines the different regional policy models they might learn from in framing health care policies to cover both chinese and modern scientific medicine. It argues that the best way forward for Hong Kong is to position itself on a spectrum of nondiscriminatory state practice that offers equal respect to both traditional and modern medicines. In East Asia, China stands towards one end of this spectrum, and South Korea and Taiwan towards the other. The article holds that Hong Kong should place itself somewhere between the two.
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