Successful cases

The EMSD signed a Service Level Agreement with the then Food and Health Bureau last year for the provision of project management and technical consultancy services in relation to E&M and medical electronic equipment to the Chinese Medicine Hospital Project Office (CMHPO). The first Chinese medicine hospital (CMH) in Hong Kong is scheduled to be completed in 2025. Innovative technologies, including automation systems and robots, have been incorporated into its planning and design to enhance the operational efficiency and achieve effective management.

To provide the clients with a better understanding of the automation systems, representatives from the CMHPO and the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), the future operator of the CMH, were invited to visit the first government smart warehouse at the EMSD headquarters, and explore the feasibility of integrating it into the daily operation of the CMH.

Representative of the EMSD introduced the operation and the technologies applied to the smart warehouse, including Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), the newly designed warehouse and the smart lockers, etc. The benefits of using the smart warehouse, including streamlining the work process, reducing the likelihood of staff sustaining injuries, and improving the storage capacity and operational efficiency, etc. were presented. By showing the substantive result of the application of Innovative Technology, the EMSD aimed to actively promote the "Application of Technology in the Industries" and "Industrialisation of Technologies" for the benefit of the public.