Master Series 2 - CPD Seminar:  Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital & Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute

Date: 03.02.2026 (Tuesday)

Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Language: English supplemented with Cantonese

CPD Hours: 1.5 hours

Admission: Member: HKD100 ; Non-member: HKD200

Quota: In person: 80 Persons ; Zoom: 500 Persons (First-come-first-served)

Delivery: Hybrid (Pre-registration required)

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/hvbwt8vE0d

Overview:

The Chinese Medicine Hospital (CMH) and Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute (GCMTI) are funded by HKSAR Government to establish a central healthcare facility for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) services, training, research, hi-education, and testing within a modern hospital and laboratory complex. This initiative aims to improve public healthcare services and to position Hong Kong as an international "gateway" for modern TCM promotion.

A New Model of Hospital Design – The CMH utilizes TCM as the primary healthcare system, supported by western medicine, which is the first of its kind worldwide. This fundamental concept drives a new operating medical model. Without local precedent, the design prioritizes merging functional spaces of both Chinese & Western medicine operation with flexibility. The distinct nature of TCM consultations and treatments led to the development of a new kind of hospital environment such as cluster-style consult and treatment rooms to suit specific TCM treatment method / flow. The pharmacy is so unique that it needs to stock and cook a high volume of herbal medicine for hundreds of patients daily while running a combination of TCM and Western medicine modes. This is further supported by automated features using QR coded TCM cabinets, robotic TCM sorting & packaging, conveying belt system integrated with dispensary counters.

Interplay Between Modern Architecture and Chinese Culture - The CMH and GCMTI, is a healing, living, and working complex, where visitors and users are immersed in an environment that distils the origin of TCM and centuries of Chinese philosophical culture using traditional symbolic references of wellness.  Concepts of yin-yang, united form and spirit, harmonies between man and nature / heaven and earth / the five elements, physical representations on light and shadow, solid and void, form and emptiness, matter and qi are integrated into and inspire the architecture and interior design, landscaping, and wayfinding to create an intriguing and educational experience.

Celebrating Traditional Chinese Medicine with the World - The completion of the CMH and GCMTI fulfil a long-awaited need as an integral part of our healthcare system. It asserts a cultural confidence for our country and our era, embodying profound civic pride that nurtures the advancement of TCM of our country, of Hong Kong and beyond.

Speaker:

Mr. Johnnie Y L Lai

Senior Director - Wong & Ouyang (HK) LTD
Architectural Designer and Lead Consultant

Professor William Tam
Principal - ARVA

Cultural Advisor and Interior Designer

Associate Professor (Practice)

Department of Architecture

The University of Hong Kong

Moderator:

Ar. Vivian Cheung

Council Member

HKIA