LCQ22: Human resource situation of Chinese medicines industries
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
LCQ22: Human resource situation of Chinese medicines industries
AYNote 2: UGC-funded institutions do not offer UGC-funded programmes related to Chinese pharmacy at sub-degree, taught postgraduate (Tpg) or research postgraduate levels.
The number of Chinese pharmacy related (Note 3) locally-accredited non-UGC-funded Ug and Tpg programmes as well as the actual intakes by the level of study in the recent five AYs are set out below (Note 4):
AYNote 4: Self-financing post-secondary institutions do not offer programmes related to Chinese pharmacy at sub-degree or research postgraduate levels.
The Government does not maintain relevant records on the number of graduates from various Chinese pharmacy related programmes in Hong Kong.
Note 7: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
(3) and (4) According to the Chinese Medicine Ordinance, a retailer of Chinese herbal medicines (Chms) shall nominate one responsible person for the supervision of the dispensing of Chms, and not more than two deputies, one of whom shall act in the absence of that responsible person. Both the aforementioned responsible person and the deputies must meet the minimum requirements regarding knowledge and experience as set out in Schedule 1 of the Chinese Medicines Regulation. These include having a recognised academic qualification/diploma/certificate (for example, a local university bachelor’s degree in Chinese medicine (CM), a diploma/certificate in CMs issued by a local university or the Vocational Training Council (VTC), or other qualifications regarded by the Chinese Medicines Board of the Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong (CMs Board) as equivalent); or holding registered/listed Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP) status, and possessing the relevant Hong Kong practical experience in dispensing Chms. For details, please refer to Annex 1. As at the end of March 2026, there are 1 111 licensed retailers of Chms provided Chms dispensing services in Hong Kong. The numbers of responsible persons and deputies supervising the dispensing of Chms were 1 090 and 1 346, respectively. (One responsible person may supervise more than one retailer of Chms.)Issued at HKT 18:50