Prof. Chan Wing-kwong, MD

Prof. Chan Wing-kwong holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Chinese Medicine from HKBU, and he subsequently obtained a doctoral degree from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He is a registered Chinese medicine practitioner, and serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of the School of Chinese Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Visiting Professor at the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He also serves as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association, the Federation of the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Chinese Medicines Traders Association, and the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (Hong Kong) Council Members Association.

A passionate advocate for the development of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong, Prof. Chan spares no effort in serving the Chinese medicine industry, and he has a number of notable achievements to his name. He is a member of the Chinese Medicine Development Committee, and has been the Chairman of its Chinese Medicine Practice Subcommittee since 2021. He served as a member of The Chinese Medicine Council of Hong Kong, took part in the implementation of the regulatory regime for Chinese medicine with the goals of protecting public health and consumer rights, and upholding the professional standards of Chinese medicine practice.

Prof. Chan is devoted to promoting the heritage of Chinese medicine, and facilitating academic exchanges in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and overseas. Remarkable achievements include the coordination of the Hong Kong International Summit on Chinese Medicine in 2018, and the successful bid for the 18th World Congress of Chinese Medicine in 2021 for Hong Kong. He also strives to promote integrated Chinese-Western medicine for patients’ well-being. In recognition of his efforts and devotion to the education, regulation and development of Chinese medicine, he was awarded the Chief Executive’s Commendation for Community Service in 2019, and appointed by the Hong Kong Tourism Board as a Hong Kong Convention Ambassador in 2020.

Prof. Chan plays an active role in serving the community. He is a member of the Patient Experience Subcommittee of Chinese Medicine Hospital Planning Office, Steering Committee on Electronic Health Record Sharing, and Steering Committee on Primary Healthcare Development. Deeply connected with his alma mater, he served as a Council Member of HKBU from 2015 to 2021, and he has been a member of the Nursing Education Advisory Committee of the School of Continuing Education and the School of Chinese Medicine Advisory Committee since 2018. He joined the Board of Directors of HKBU Chinese Medicine Hospital Company Limited in 2021 to contribute ideas to the operation of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and support the mission of HKBU in promoting the development of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong.