Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee, joined by the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority, has an anti-epidemic working meeting via video conferencing with the First-level Inspector of the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, National Health Commission, He Qinghua; the mainland epidemiological expert delegation and the mainland COVID-19 medical expert delegation staying in Hong Kong as well as other mainland officials and experts, Feb 24, 2022. (PHOTO / INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HKSAR)

HONG KONG - The medical experts from the Chinese mainland said on Thursday that they had held in-depth and smooth exchange of views with Hong Kong medical staff and visited several public hospitals and treatment centers during their stay in Hong Kong.

They also expect closer communication with Hong Kong experts in the future to jointly combat the COVID-19 epidemic.

On Thursday, the experts paid a visit to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Hospital Authority and had a video conference with Chief Executive of HA, Tony Ko and other Hong Kong experts, as well as relevant departments in the Chinese mainland to discuss the anti-epidemic work in Hong Kong.

At present, the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is severe, with a high number of confirmed elderly patients who suffer from organ function decline in addition to underlying conditions, making their treatment a tough challenge, said Qin Tiehe, head of the mainland expert team, after the conference.

He said that mainland experts had shared a lot of experience and insights with Hong Kong experts regarding clinical treatment techniques, and that they will maintain close contact over COVID-19.

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The mainland expert team arrived in Hong Kong on Feb 19.