COOPERATION | HENGQIN: Chinese medicine park complete by first half of 2017

The government attaches great importance to the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), according to the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac. Speaking in Guangzhou, where he attended an event related to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Co-operation between Guangdong and Macau, the Secretary noted that he regards TCM as an important strategy for the successful diversification of the economy.
Lionel Leong said that the park, located in Hengqin, will be completed by the first half of 2017. According to Leong, the park’s managers are “gradually initiating discussions with the Portuguese-
speaking countries about issues such as international registration, and import and export trade.”
The local government and the Zhuhai government signed an agreement in 2011 for the park’s development, which has also been listed as one of the major tasks to be done this year as part of the implementation of the Framework Agreement on Cooperation between Guangdong and Macau.