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Hong Kong enacts new end-of-life law for patient directives

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Hong Kong has enacted a new law, the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance, which grants patients the legal right to refuse life-sustaining treatments if they become terminally ill and are unable to make decisions. This legislation provides legal protection for healthcare professionals who adhere to these advance medical directives. Residents are now able to formally document their end-of-life care wishes, with some undergoing videotaped assessments to confirm their mental capacity before signing directives. AI

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Hong Kong enacts new end-of-life law for patient directives

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Elizabeth Cheung ·

    Residents sign directives as Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law takes effect

    Hong Kong octogenarian Chan Yiu-kuen is ready to let death take its course when the time comes. The 89-year-old said she would sign an advance medical directive to clearly indicate which life-sustaining treatments she would not want if she became terminally ill. “It is OK to depa…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Elizabeth Cheung ·

    How does Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law affect patients and medical staff?

    A new law allowing patients in Hong Kong to reject life-sustaining treatments when they are terminally ill will take effect on Friday. The South China Morning Post looks into how the law will affect patients and healthcare professionals. 1. What is the new law about? The Advance …

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