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Hospital Authority

(醫院管理局)

Hospital Authority
醫院管理局
The latest news and top stories on Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, a statutory body that manages the city's public hospitals and clinics. Its main responsibility is to ensure comprehensive affordable healthcare services for residents. It also develops smart hospitals and recruits healthcare professionals. It is headquartered at 147B Argyle Street in Kowloon.
Dasatinib was reclassified from a “self-financed item” to a “special drug” in the Hospital Authority’s medication database. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkongers to pay only HK$240 a year for leukaemia drug after system shake-up

Hospital Authority says it began subsidising Dasatinib in April, with patients previously paying up to HK$500,000 annually for treatment.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

60% of Hong Kong’s homeless plan to cut medical visits amid higher fees: survey

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong must prioritise well-being of flag bearers of tomorrow

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospitals to extend time for daily visits from 5 to 9 hours by July 31

Those in two districts will begin new arrangement this month, while visitors at paediatric wards will also get 24-hour access by end of July.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei will offer longer visiting hours from May 2. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Letters | As data leaks surge, Hong Kong needs to mandate reporting

Readers discuss why the city should require data breaches to be reported, whether more rubbish bins are a solution to littering, and an iconic skyscraper.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority bars all contractors’ access to data after leak

Authority announces set of measures to strengthen system security after personal data of more than 56,000 patients at United Christian Hospital leaked.

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Education in Hong Kong

Number of Hong Kong secondary students with mental illness doubles in 5 years

Education authorities say the increase may be under-reported because of reluctance among parents and pupils to disclose health information.

The number of secondary school pupils with mental illness has doubled over the past five years in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Maisy Ho remembered as dedicated philanthropist and community servant

Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praises her ‘profound dedication to community service’ and for caring for underprivileged.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Medical intern suspended after complaint over patient data in social media post

Case comes just days after another Hong Kong doctor was dismissed in a separate but similar privacy controversy.

Crime in Hong Kong

Editorial | Breaches reveal worrying gaps in Hong Kong’s data defences

Hong Kong cannot afford these cybersecurity shortcomings as the city strives to become a global hub for innovation and technology.

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog and police are investigating a large-scale data leak involving more than 56,000 patients served by the Hospital Authority. Photo: Edward Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Police arrest man on suspicion of stealing personal data of 56,000 patients

Employee of Hospital Authority contractor made an unauthorised entry into system and retrieved data.

The Hospital Authority has apologised to the victims. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong doctor axed for posting resuscitation photo faces Medical Council case

Kowloon West Cluster says it terminated doctor’s contract and ‘passed relevant case to Medical Council for follow-up’.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong doctor who posted resuscitation photo exits Hospital Authority

Kowloon West Cluster of Hospital Authority confirms doctor’s departure but does not say whether he had resigned or been dismissed.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients

Privacy watchdog and police investigating after patients’ names, identity card numbers, dates of hospital visits and medical procedures leaked.

The Hospital Authority building in Mong Kok. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong committed to helping mainland China’s health standards ‘go global’

Health minister Lo Chung-mau also hails city’s first time hosting of China Chest Pain Centres Congress as occasion of ‘great significance’.

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The event marks a first for Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Official apps pose hurdles for Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups, study finds

While more than 99 per cent own smartphones, only 55 per cent find information provided by government apps is user-friendly, equality watchdog says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s first MRI-guided ultrasound offers relief for Parkinson’s tremors

Non-invasive treatment at Tuen Mun Hospital offers new option, with 40 patients to be treated within two years.

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Hong Kong society

Hospital Authority investigates privacy concerns over doctor’s social media post

Jensen So, a former contestant on reality show King Maker III, posted a viral photo of himself performing resuscitation procedure in hospital.

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The photograph shows several healthcare workers gathered around Jensen So as he performs a medical procedure. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

94% of Hong Kong students are couch potatoes, 17.5% overweight, study shows

Government report also flags low fruit and vegetable intake, poor vision health and excessive recreational screen time among students.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to expand scheme cutting stroke patient transfer time by 80 minutes

Before pilot scheme, ambulances would take patients to nearest public hospital regardless of whether it could handle stroke cases.

Hong Kong society

More than 1,000 personnel, volunteers stage emergency drill at Hong Kong airport

Large-scale exercise simulates power bank fire on plane and landing gear failure, triggering coordinated emergency response across departments.

In the drill, airline staff help passengers off the damaged plane, while emergency personnel stand by to provide further support. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Extend support for smart food waste bins across Hong Kong

Readers discuss the city’s food waste problem, optometrists’ referrals, and a memorial garden for those who died in the Tai Po fire.

A smart food waste bin in Ping Shek Estate in Kwun Tong in 2024. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospitals report decline in emergency visits over Lunar New Year

Hospital Authority links 15 per cent year-on-year decline in A&E cases during the first three days of the holiday to fee reforms taking effect.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Opinion | Fee hikes are only half the equation if Hong Kong health reform is to work

If paired with viable service alternatives, clear guidance and a stronger focus on prevention, price rises could become a catalyst for real change.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong aims to enlist more private hospitals in free newborn screening scheme

Screening covers tests for 30 inherited metabolic disorders, spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immune deficiency.

Since being fully implemented in public hospitals in 2020, the programme has tested 100,000 newborns and identified 48 patients across the three covered conditions. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Over 110,000 secure waivers since Hong Kong public medical fee reform took effect

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says about 53,000 received concession certificates, while roughly 60,000 granted three-month conditional waivers.

Patients at Kwong Wah Hospital’s A&E department. Hong Kong introduced a new public hospital fee regime on Jan 1, 2026. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

4 still in hospital, 75 discharged after Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire

‘All those injured in the fire and admitted to public hospitals under the Hospital Authority will receive full fee waivers for necessary treatment,’ spokesman says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong expands fight against hepatitis B. But how many hidden cases are there?

Authorities say screening will cover people born in Hong Kong in or before 1988 with family members or sexual partners who carry virus.

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