The privately led project would require hundreds of millions of dollars to fund and set up, said professor Johnson Lau Yiu-Nam, of HKU's department of microbiology. Photo: Bloomberg The privately led project would require hundreds of millions of dollars to fund and set up, said professor Johnson Lau Yiu-Nam, of HKU's department of microbiology. Photo: Bloomberg
The privately led project would require hundreds of millions of dollars to fund and set up, said professor Johnson Lau Yiu-Nam, of HKU's department of microbiology. Photo: Bloomberg
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Scientists plan Hong Kong's own drug factory to end reliance on foreign suppliers

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Emily Tsang
Emily Tsang

Updated: 10:04am, 6 Feb, 2015

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The privately led project would require hundreds of millions of dollars to fund and set up, said professor Johnson Lau Yiu-Nam, of HKU's department of microbiology. Photo: Bloomberg The privately led project would require hundreds of millions of dollars to fund and set up, said professor Johnson Lau Yiu-Nam, of HKU's department of microbiology. Photo: Bloomberg
The privately led project would require hundreds of millions of dollars to fund and set up, said professor Johnson Lau Yiu-Nam, of HKU's department of microbiology. Photo: Bloomberg
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