An association has been set up to promote Chinese medicine and its philosophies in secondary schools.
The Hong Kong Association for the Enhancement of Traditional Chinese Medicine Education, founded by a group of teachers, plans to help schools develop inter-disciplinary curricula in Chinese medicines.
Li Lei-ching, association chair, said Hong Kong young people were out of touch with Chinese medical traditions and wisdoms.
'I feel a precious part of Chinese cultural heritage is being lost,' said Ms Li, a registered Chinese practitioner teaching general education at Tin Shui Wai Methodist College.
She said Chinese medicine was closely related to Chinese philosophies and was based on different concepts from those underlying modern sciences.
Traditional concepts could be integrated into Chinese culture or general studies, she said. However, while some schools had expressed interest in the plan, few had the money or expertise to implement it, she said.
