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Dr Tony Mak, a Chemical Pathologist by training, founded the Hospital Authority Toxicology Reference Laboratory (TRL) in 2004. Since then, he has been developing and running the laboratory. TRL is the only local tertiary clinical toxicology laboratory serving all Hong Kong public hospitals. Apart from working up and solving many clinically challenging poisoning cases, the efforts of the laboratory helped to prevent, control and solve numerous poisoning issues with public health implications. Examples include the melamine-tainted milk product event; illicit sildenafil products contaminated with fatal amount of hypoglycaemics; illicit slimming products causing psychosis; plants-, herbs- and Chinese medicine-related poisonings, lead in drinking water incident in 2015 and emerging drugs of abuse poisonings. Apart from his contribution in service, Dr Mak is active in teaching and has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

1. Novel Psychotrophic Substance - The Past 10 Years In Hong Kong

1. Masterclass 9 - Toxicology Services - 15 May, 2019