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Singapore liver surgeon Tan Kai Chah will start work at his new clinic in Hainan, China, next Tuesday. PHOTO: ASIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP

Singapore liver surgeon Tan Kai Chah will start work at his new clinic in Hainan, China, next Tuesday.

PHOTO: ASIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP

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Singapore liver surgeon Tan Kai Chah starts work at his new clinic on the island of Hainan on Dec 1. It will be the first Singapore-operated medical centre on the island in southern China.
He expects to be working there for at least the next three months because of the current difficulties in travelling as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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