The School of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Sino Group and the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation joined hands to launch the “Community Care Chinese Medicine Service” programme. This initiative offers free Chinese medicine consultations and essential medications to members of Community Living Rooms, aligning with its goal of enhancing health and quality of life through accessible and holistic support.

The programme was launched in mid-August 2024 at the Sham Shui Po and Hung Hom Community Living Rooms. HKBU’s Chinese medicine team offers in-person consultations in the Community Living Rooms on a weekly basis, providing personalised health advice and Chinese medicine prescriptions tailored to each member's lifestyle, psychological condition, and body constitution. Medications are delivered directly to the Community Living Rooms for convenient pick-up.

Professor Alex Wai, JP, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU, said, “The School of Chinese Medicine has an extensive Chinese medicine clinical network. With the donation support by Sino Group and the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, we can further expand our service locations, bringing our professional Chinese medicine services closer to the community and supporting the grassroots families. This initiative embodies HKBU’s spirit of helping the public with its expertise and benefitting more people in the community.”

Ms. Nikki Ng, Director of Philanthropy of Sino Group and Director of the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, said, “We are committed to providing support to the community in various ways and are pleased to support the HKSAR Government’s Pilot Programme on Community Living Room by offering venues in Sham Shui Po and Hung Hom. This initiative enables us to reach those in need with services like festive visits and youth study tours. We are grateful for the positive reception received by the Chinese Medicine Services programme, in partnership with HKBU, and appreciate the practitioners’ attentive guidance, which has helped members improve their health and well-being.”

As lined up by Sino Group, HKBU’s Chinese medicine team also offers free consultations, health check-ups using a four-diagnostic instrument, and health talks at various work locations of the Group. The advanced four-diagnostic instrument collects health data through face, tongue and pulse diagnosis, as well as medical interviews, enabling Chinese medicine practitioners to assess employees’ physical conditions and develop personalised health management plans that address the diverse health needs of frontline staff.