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China’s advanced chest pain centre standards to go global through Hong Kong

Beijing also pledges to support Hong Kong in providing healthcare services to world amid rising unilateralism

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Hong Kong will help mainland China internationalise its advanced standards for chest pain treatment centres, according to authorities. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong will help internationalise mainland China’s advanced standards for chest pain treatment centres, authorities have revealed, with Beijing pledging to support the city in providing healthcare services to the world amid rising unilateralism.

The Hospital Authority said on Monday the centres, including the city’s first at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam which received national accreditation this month, can speed up treatment for patients suffering acute heart-related diseases and reduce the related in-hospital mortality rate.

“In addition to meeting the nationally certified standards, we also have another goal in mind, which is to help the country create an international version of its chest pain centre standards,” Dr Theresa Li, chief executive of Queen Mary Hospital, said at the Hospital Authority’s annual convention on Monday. “We have collaborated and created a data centre for the international version.

“In the next step, we hope to further advance the international version of the accreditation certification, allowing such a great framework to be promoted beyond our country. It will enable everyone to see that our nation’s medical standards have reached a very high level.”

Hong Kong’s first chest pain centre, which was established at Queen Mary Hospital, received national accreditation in May. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong’s first chest pain centre, which was established at Queen Mary Hospital, received national accreditation in May. Photo: Winson Wong

The authority said the chest pain centre had begun its operation in November last year and started the accreditation process in April 2025.

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