Hong Kong's Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food Yeoh Eng Kiong said here Saturday the Hong Kong government has learned a lot about the coronavirus causing the recent outbreak of SARS from international medical experts in the past two days.

Yeoh made the remarks at a news conference held after a workshop Saturday, which was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau of the Hong Kong government. About 160 clinicians and medical experts have shared their experiences in combating the infectious disease.

He said the workshop was also part of the review being carried out on the SARS outbreak, adding that by sharing clinical management experiences with its international counterparts, experiences gained would help Hong Kong set its direction in treatment modalities.

He added that if SARS unfortunately appeared in Hong Kong again, Hong Kong would be better prepared to react faster.

(Xinhua News Agency June 15, 2003)