The Health Bureau instructed Chinese medicine pharmacies to recall a product named E Jiao, which is produced by five different companies. All five companies were recently inspected during a routine operation for trace elements of Cow gelatin. E Jiao is made in Shandong province under five brands: “Jin Zhung Ji pin Dong E Jiao”, “Fu Lu Shou Shan Dong A Fu E Jiao” (TA 1422000), “Zhan Qiao Pai Shan Dong E Jiao”, “Xiang Long Pai Shan Dong Zi E Jiao”, and “Yong Zheng Tang Zhan Qiao E Jiao”. E Jiao is used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
Macau, Guangdong promote multi-destination travel in Thailand
Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province, Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality, and Qingyuan Municipal Tourism Bureau held a “Joint Sales Mission of Guangdong and Macao – Bangkok, Thailand” in Bangkok this week to increase connections with the tourism sector in Thailand to promote multi-destination travel to Guangdong and Macau. The authorities jointly rolled out the mission to expand their international visitor markets and foster regional tourism development. The joint sales mission includes destination product presentations by Guangdong and Macau representatives to introduce their tourism resources and products to the Thai travel trade. The program will also comprise a networking luncheon and media interviews.
Victor Chan says spokesperson’s office ‘effective’ with media
The Government spokesperson and Director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), Victor Chan, said yesterday that the press spokesperson system “has become one of the important channels for the SAR government to effectively communicate with the media and the public. It depends on the media’s support and participation, to ensure news on the administration is successfully conveyed to the public.” The Office of the Government Spokesperson and the GCS jointly organized a gathering yesterday which was attended by some 80 participants, including heads and representatives of local media organizations and associations, overseas correspondents, and press coordinators of government secretariat offices. During the event, Chan outlined the government’s efforts to provide news releases and the outlook concerning new challenges in addition to listening to opinions and suggestions from the industry.
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