title: [Characteristics of the development of traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong in 20 century].
abstract: The majority of Hong Kong people are Chinese. They have trusted and relied on traditional Chinese medicine for a long time. For over a century, the professional medical workers, by making use of the regulations set up by the British Hongkong Government to achieve their survival, actively supported inland campaign to fight against the "proposition of abolishing Chinese medicine" and closely cooperated with them for medical education. Together with the immigration of inland Chinese physicians to HK, the HK Government, to maintain the public health, allowed the opening of the first traditional Chinese medicine hospital, and explore the cooperation of Chinese and western medicine. Moreover, funded by the community, the HK TCM hospital paid more attention to charitable service, forming a solid foundation in the masses. These characteristics form a good foundation for the implementation of the Hong Kong Chinese medical policy after Hong Kong's reunion with its motherland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 510006, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Museum of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Luo