A Formative History of Integrative Medicine in Hong Kong

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With Chinese medicine (CM) deeply rooted in Hong Kong\'s Chinese culture,empirical practice of CM has been the norm since the early days of Hong Kong,China.Western medicine (WM) had its humble beginnings in Hong Kong in the form of established services for colonial government staff;WM was subsequently extended to the Chinesepopulation through missionary efforts.The scourge of the plague pestilence in 1894 gave WM an advantage whence enforced laws and regulations and the swing to scientific philosophy set a trend that snowballed WM dominance.
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