USJ Co-organises Forum to Promote the Development of Tourism and Health Industry
USJ Co-organises Forum to Promote the Development of Tourism and Health Industry
08
Jan
08/01/2025
The ‘Tourism + Big Health Summit Forum’, hosted by Macao International Traditional Chinese Medicine Big Health Industry Development Association, co-organised by the Macao Chinese Medicine Pharmacy Association, Macao Hoteliers & Innkeepers Association, the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), and Funnel Pharmaceutical, and sponsored by MELCO.
The ‘Tourism + Big Health Summit Forum’, hosted by Macao International Traditional Chinese Medicine Big Health Industry Development Association, co-organised by the Macao Chinese Medicine Pharmacy Association, Macao Hoteliers & Innkeepers Association, the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), and Funnel Pharmaceutical, and sponsored by MELCO, was held in the grand ballroom of Grand Hyatt Macao on the 3rd January, 2025. The event focused on the current situation, future trends and related countermeasures and suggestions for the development of the tourism health industry, promoted the construction of a Macao-style traditional Chinese medicine health industry system, and promoted the diversified development of Macao’s ‘1+4’ economic consumption.
In the seminar session, Dr. Cheung Kin Chung, Mr. Sek Song Weng and Dr. Jacky Ho, Dean of FHS at USJ, conducted in-depth discussions on the opportunities and challenges of tourism health industry in Macao. They all agreed that as a world tourism and leisure centre, Macao has unique advantages in developing the tourism health industry with its unique advantages, overcoming cultural heritage and increasingly improved medical facilities. ‘We must fully tap the potential of the world’s tourism and leisure centre and strengthen Macao’s traditional Chinese medicine and health industry.’
Also, the ‘Tourism + Health Cooperation’ ceremony was held and invited the representatives from government departments, universities, professional associations, health product manufacturers, large tourism and leisure resort companies, etc. to participate in the cooperation to promote tourism and health industry of Macao.
