Hong Kong and Guangdong Province sign Pearl River Delta (PRD) Outline framework agreement

May 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Under the Agreement, Hong Kong companies can have direct access to PRD & China markets. The population of PRD is 50 million, Pan PRD covering 9 adjourning provinces is 500 million and across China is 1.3 billion.  

In particular, the Agreement lifted the barriers for foreign healthcare and insurance industries to enter China should they be using Hong Kong as a bridging head.

Under the current China healthcare reform, the government encourages the foreign participation in healthcare related supporting industries to enter China. This include healthcare investment, medical TPA, healthcare management, PPO or healthcare network management, healthcare service related IT and technologies, medical evacuations, air ambulance, cost containment, risk management and preventive medicines.

Furthermore, Hong Kong and PRD can be a convenient international hub for the exchange of medical information with relation to control of infectious disease and development of drugs and medicine, promotion of integrated western and traditional Chinese medicine.

With these major developments comes the need for education at an industry and government level and will see the launch of a bi annual c-level executive, healthcare conference. The Conference is the first of its kind in China allowing business matching opportunities and a trading platform for the global healthcare industries of all kinds, such as pharmaceuticals, medical equipment suppliers; investors; hospitals, specialist centers; healthcare service, medical assistance, air ambulance providers; and insurance companies.

As healthcare & medicine were not within the WTO agenda, market entry into China for overseas companies and investors are subject to rigid controls and regulations. Now, for the first time, participants of this Conference will be able to have first hand information on the open door policy, from healthcare investment to filing of application to SFDA on drug and medical equipment.  

The 4-day Conference will include the delivery of the most updated China SFDA and healthcare policy, plenary sessions and business networking opportunities with potential partners between the East and the West.

Participants may apply to speak, to sponsor, to set booths and to promote their products and services. They can meet with relevant government officials, potential clients and captive market holders. The Conference also provides business matching services.

Organizers:
 
•   Healthcare Redefined magazine.
•   Allied Care International Medical Group.
•   CIS Insurance Brokers Ltd.
•   Full Bloom Ltd.
•   China Pharmaceutical Industry Association.
•   Guangdong International Economic Association.
•   Guangzhou Medical Information Association.


Sponsors & Supporting:

•   China Radio & TV Broadcasting Association.
•   Initiate Health Dot Com.
•   Soundwill Holdings Ltd.
•   IFRA assistance Austria
•   China Healthcare News
•   Sharp Array international web hosting solutions.
•   VeriSafe Networks Ltd.
•   Hong Kong Institute of Risk Management.
•   CM Houlders Insurance Brokers.
•   Medical Protection Society.
•   Richards Butler.
•   Blue Dot Assistance of Indonesia.
•   Life Star Hospital Management of Taiwan.
•   Allison Monkhouse Funeral Home.
•   Hong Kong Travel Agent Owners’ Association.
•   International Travel Services Ltd.  

Venue: Dong Fang Hotel Guangzhou
No.120 Liu Hua Road (Yue Xiu Zone), Yue Xiu,
510016 Guangzhou.

Time:   May 24, 2010 Registration & Reception
May 25 – 28, 2010 Conference.

Official Publication.

國際醫療產業及藥物季刊

Healthcare Redefined

In association with the Conference organizers, HR will launch the first China edition as a quarterly journal in China and worldwide.

This is the first international healthcare journal being distributed to over 60,000 c-level healthcare decision makers worldwide.

This is also for the first time that the healthcare service industries, insurance companies, patients, medical professionals and medicine dealers are able to have access to useful information between the East and the West as a directory of services.  

Supporting Media:

Healthcare Redefined, Initiate Health Dot Com, China Healthcare News, Cross border healthcare news, China International Radio, China Television Broadcast, China People’s Radio and Media Members of The China Broadcast and Television Association.

中国国际广播电台、中央电视台、中央人民广播电台、新华社、人民日报、中新社、中国日报、经济日报、光明日报、中国企业报、中国商报、中国贸易报、中国信息报、新浪、搜狐、凤凰卫视中文台及美洲台、香港无线电视、香港亚洲电视、澳门广播电视台、澳亚卫视、中国国家卫生部和中华医学会有关医疗杂志、广东省、吉林省和澳门特区的主流媒体等。

Language:

English & Chinese, translators will be provided by the Conference. Speech and power point material can be sent in early for preparation.  

Registration Fees
   Participant for 4 days only: USD780;

Speaker, booth, product promotion, banners; lunch/dinner sponsor and souvenir sponsorship are offered to interested participating corporations on first come first serve basis:    

(Hotel boarding is not included.)

Registration & enquiry: Mr. Christopher Knight, MD, Initiare International chris@initiare.com 00356 3550 5991


Conference Hotel: Dong Fang Hotel Guangzhou
No.120 Liu Hua Road (Yue Xiu Zone), Yue Xiu, 510016 Guangzhou.
Tel: 86-20-8666 9900
Fax: 86-20-8666-2775

Hotels in Guangzhou: Garden Hotel, Holidays Inn City Center Hotel, Ramada Plaza Hotel, Guangdong Yingbin Hotel.

Read more about the PRD agreement in the case study section @ http://www.initiatehealth.com  or visit http://www.chinahealthcarenews.com

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