Milestones About Us

With the commitment to “performing duties from the heart”, Li Chung Shing Tong has continued to provide Chinese medicine that is simple, convenient, effective and extensive for therapeutic applications. For over a century, Li Chung Shing Tong has continued to develop and refine its products by constantly upgrading its production technology to ensure the highest quality and stringent safety controls. As the saying goes: “Where there is a Chinese community, there are Po Chai Pills®”, it is easy to understand why Po Chai Pills® have been a trusted family medicine and renowned around the world for generations. Looking back at this century-old brand’s history, Po Chai Pills® had achieved many significant milestones bearing witness to the brand’s evolution.

2025

Po Chai Pills® of Li Chung Shing Tong was conferred 2024 Hong Kong Top Brand Ten Year Achievement Award by Hong Kong Brand Development Council and The Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong. Po Chai Pills® of Li Chung Shing Tong was conferred 2024 Hong Kong Top Brand Ten Year Achievement Award

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ultimate Travel Brand of Essential Gastrointestinal Medicine for Travel

2018

Elected as “Ultimate Travel Brand of Essential Gastrointestinal Medicine for Travel” by Sky Publishing Limited.
2017 Hong Kong Premier Brand by Hong Kong Brand Development Council and the Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong
Po Chai Pills® of Li Chung Shing Tong was conferred the accolade of 2017 Hong Kong Premier Brand by Hong Kong Brand Development Council and the Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong.

2016

Po Chai Pills® TV Commercial namely “Standing by You” was granted 2016 TVB Most Popular TV Commercial Awards – Citation For Excellence.

Standing by You was granted 2016 TVB Most Popular TV Commercial Awards Po Chai Pills® of Li Chung Shing Tong was conferred 2015 Hong Kong Top Brand Award by Hong Kong Brand Development Council and the Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2015

Named Premium Chinese Medicine Enterprise Chinese Medicine Promotion Award by the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Industry Association for its contribution in promoting Chinese medicine.

2014

Li Chung Shing Tong (Group)’s new Taipo plant received GMP certification from the Hong Kong Department of Health.

Li Chung Shing Tong (Group)’s new Taipo plant received GMP certification from the Hong Kong Department of Health Named as one of the Top Ten Consumer Brands in Hong Kong by China Post Trade Development Co. Ltd. and recommended as a product for travel.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2013

New series of Super P animated television advertisements was released with the focus on diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain, indigestion and cold symptoms.

Named Hong Kong Super Brand by Superbrands and won the Customer’s Most Favourable Hong Kong Brands by China Enterprise Reputation & Credibility Association (Overseas) Ltd.

2012

Named Most Popular Quality Chinese Medicine Brand by the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Industry Association.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2012 & 2013

Exhibitor at the 47th and 48th HKBPE held at Victoria Park. Exhibitor at the 47th and 48th HKBPE held at Victoria Park

2010 - 2013

Ms Liza Wang was introduced as the first Brand Ambassador of Po Chai Pills® with a series of television advertisements featuring office and flight themes.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2004

Mainland version: name changed to Hong Kong Li Chung Shing Tong—Pu Ji Wan” Mainland version: name changed to Hong Kong Li Chung Shing Tong—Pu Ji Wan

1998 and 2000

Exhibitor at the HKBPE held at Tamar, Admiralty.

Exhibitor at the HKBPE held at Tamar, Admiralty Exhibitor at the HKBPE held at Tamar, Admiralty

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1996

Exhibitor at the Health Expo held at Victoria Park.

80s-90s

Po Chai Pills® released an animated television advertisement with the classic slogan “Fret no more of sickness, if you have Po Chai Pills® by your side” which quickly caught on with the people.

Po Chai Pills released an animated television advertisement with the classic slogan Fret no more of sickness

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1973

Po Chai Pills® participated in the “Hong Kong Festival” with a parade float and dragon dance.

Po Chai Pills participated in the Hong Kong Festival with a parade float and dragon dance

1971

Po Chai Pills® representative was named as Miss Hong Kong Festival.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

70s

Po Chai Pills® began using colour packaging for its boxes using the Victoria Harbour as the cover design. In addition, German machines were imported to automise the packaging process.

50s

Initially, Po Chai Pills® is available in boxes with 10 individual tubes, 10 wax paper packs and bottles with 200 pills each.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1948

Po Chai Pills® was exported to Southeast Asia.

During Japanese occupation

Li Chung Shing Tong relocated its headquarters to beside the Connaught Aerated Water Company plant in Wanchai.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1921

A four-storey high outlet with living quarters at the back was set up at Bonham Strand East in Hong Kong.

1920

A plant was set up in Hong Kong with stringent quality control.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1910

Business expanded with another outlet at Jianglan Road in Guangzhou. Business expanded with another outlet at Jianglan Road in Guangzhou

1896

Founder Lee Shau Kee opened Li Chung Shing Tong at Man Ming Lane of Foshan Ancestral Temple Street and created Po Chai Pills®.
Founder Lee Shau Kee opened Li Chung Shing Tong at Man Ming Lane of Foshan Ancestral Temple Street and created Po Chai Pills

 
 
 
 
 
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