Baptist University is considering a groundbreaking initiative to establish Hong Kong's inaugural school blending Western and traditional Chinese medicine. Following approval from its governing body, the university's president, Alexander Wai Ping-kong, disclosed in an exclusive interview with the Post that the council has tentatively agreed to relocate the entire campus to a newly constructed academic town spanning 60 hectares in the Northern Metropolis, near the border with mainland China.
Wai emphasized the wealth of expertise in both Western and Chinese medicine present in Hong Kong, describing it as having the "best specialists of both worlds." As a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he expressed confidence in the direction of this pioneering approach, acknowledging that its realization would be a gradual process.
Several local universities have shown interest in establishing a presence in the Northern Metropolis, a large-scale development project aimed at creating an international innovation and technology hub covering 30,000 hectares near the mainland border. Additionally, the project aims to provide housing for 2.5 million people through the construction of 500,000 flats.
Baptist University has a history of engagement with traditional Chinese medicine, having introduced the city's inaugural double-degree program in traditional Chinese medicine and science in 1999. The university was also entrusted by the government to operate Hong Kong's first Chinese medicine hospital. The current campus, located in the prime residential area of Kowloon Tong, is the smallest among the city's public universities.
