• (a)To assist in liaison and holding of meetings with Mainland and overseas drug regulatory authorities for the control and testing of Chinese medicines;
• (b)To be responsible for the assessment of applications of proprietary Chinese medicines (“pCm’) and to provide professional and technical support to matters relating to the registration of pCm;
• (c)To be responsible for the assessment of applications for certificates for clinical trial and medicinal test for pCm and provide professional and technical support to related matters;
• (d)To identify Chinese herbal medicines and assess their quality, and provide relevant professional support to subordinates;
• (e)To assist in conducting research on Chinese herbal medicines, including research on the macro and microscopic identification, advanced pharmacognoistic techniques and produce reports;
• (f)To conduct literature reviews on selected Chinese herbal medicines to evaluate the feasibility of establishing quality evaluation standards;
• (g)To assist in the training and technology transfer work for Chinese medicines testing techniques;
• (h)To conduct education and awareness programme on the enforcement, safety and quality standards of Chinese medicines;
  • (i)To assist in the planning and executing of research work on Chinese medicines resources;
• (j)To assist in the operation of Chinese Medicines Herbarium and other laboratories of the Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute;
• (k)To undertake inspection, licensing, investigations, pharmacovigilance and other regulatory duties in respect of Chinese medicines; and
• (l)To carry out any other duties as assigned by seniors.

Candidates should have –

• (a)
  • (i)a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy in Chinese Medicine from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; or
  • (ii)a Bachelor degree from a university registered under the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China with main stream in Chinese medicines, or equivalent Note 1;
• (b)at least 2 years practical working experience in
  • (i)assessment and evaluation of quality, safety and efficacy of proprietary Chinese medicine, and/ or
  • (ii)identifying and classifying different Chinese herbal medicines and their quality Note 1 and 2, and/ or
  • (iii)research and development of standards of Chinese medicines, and/ or
  • (iv)enforcement of regulations on Chinese medicines; and
• (c)possess good written Chinese and English skills (preference would be given to candidates with good command in Putonghua Note 3).