News and Activities

Talk on GMP requirements for dietary supplement manufacturers in the US Manufacturers of dietary supplement in America will have to be GMP certified. As many supplement products are imported from the US, the Association and Hong Kong Trade Development Council have co-organized a seminar on 6 November 2007 to let members and the industry to understand the pros and cons of GMP implementation in the U.S. Dr. John Hathcock, Vice President, Scientific and International Affairs of CRN (Council for Responsible Nutrition) was invited to speak and share with the audience the... Members Only

Co-sponsoring the 15th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Institute of Science The Hong Kong Institution of Science, which was established by the Faculty of Science of The University of Hong Kong in 1992.，Its main purpose is to foster the development of science in Hong Kong and to facilitate the development of links between scientific communities in mainland Greater China and overseas. The theme of the year was ﹙Recent Advances in Food Science﹚. The Association was invited to be a co-sponsor of the conference, which was held on 3 November 2007 full... Members Only

2007 Annual General Meeting and Dinner 2007 AGM and Annual Dinner of the Association were held on 26 October 2007. The AGM has successfully elected and passed the Officers of the Association for 2008/09. At the Annual Dinner, Legislative Councilor, Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan, SBS, JP was the honorable guest speaker, and Legislative Councilor, Dr Hon Joseph LEE Kok-long, JP presided over the oath taking ceremony of the new Council. Mr. Anthony Chan, Chief Pharmacist of Department of Health presented appointment certificates to Honorary Regulatory Advisers. Members Only

ICMCM 2007 Exhibition The Association has exhibited in the ICMCM for 3 consecutive years. The purpose of exhibition is to enhance public awareness and public image of the Association. Throughout the exhibition period of August 16-20, 2007, the Association has handed out to the general public thousands of health index cards printed by the Association, and various health information leaflets published by the Centre for Health Protection. Members Only

Natural Products Asia Expo 2007 The Association was invited by Penton Media, the organizer, to be a key supporting organization of the Expo. The role is to promote the event to members as well as to the industry. During the period 27-29 June, the Association ran an exhibition booth in the Expo. The exhibition panels have details of the Honorary Scientific Board Members, full listing of members, major activities of the Association. Four members of the Association also have exhibited in the Expo. Members Only