Centre for Health Protection

19 Dec 2012

The man who helped ban smoking in Hong Kong's bars and restaurants has been chosen to replace the hugely respected "flu fighter" Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai in leading the city's defence against...

'Flu fighter' Tsang bids farewell to CHP

18 Dec 2012

An epidemiologist will become the new head of the government’s disease prevention centre, succeeding outgoing chief Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai, the government said on Tuesday.

Hong Kong traveller tests negative for Sars

7 Nov 2012

A Hong Kong man who fell ill following a trip to Saudi Arabia is not infected by a new respiratory virus related to Sars, the Centre for Health Protection said on Wednesday afternoon.

Dr Thomas Tsang, Hong Kong's flu-fighting official, takes a well-earned break

5 Nov 2012

The resignation of Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai as head of the government's disease prevention centre last month came as a shock to the city.

Shock, sadness as 'flu fighter' Thomas Tsang quits

27 Oct 2012

The man in charge of defending Hong Kong against the threat of deadly epidemics has resigned, causing shock and regret in the medical world.

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Hong Kong must keep up constant vigilance against deadly viruses

Thankfully, Hong Kong's first suspected case of a deadly new Sars-like virus is a false alarm. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed a four-year old Saudi Arabian boy had suffered only from a...

Saudi boy in Hong Kong has flu, not Sars-like virus

A Saudi boy in a Hong Kong hospital has the flu, not the deadly Sars-like virus that emerged in the Middle East last month, the Centre for Health Protection confirmed on Monday, when the four-year...

Wife and two sons got dengue fever in city

The wife and two sons of a man from Deep Water Bay, who became the first person in seven years to contract dengue fever locally, have been confirmed as also having contracted the disease in Hong...

3 more suspected dengue fever cases reported

Hong Kong has three more suspected cases of dengue fever after the family members of a 46-year-old Caucasian man confirmed with the disease tested positive for it.

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Investigation into dengue fever