4 in 10 Hongkongers struggle to distinguish Chinese medicines from supplements

About 40 per cent of Hongkongers struggle to distinguish between proprietary Chinese medicines and health supplements, according to a survey by a think tank that has developed a tool to assess public literacy in the traditional discipline. Our Hong Kong Foundation on Thursday released the findings of a survey conducted last August, using the tool to poll 800 residents. The think tank said the survey revealed a moderate overall level of Chinese medicine health literacy among respondents, who...