Hospital Authority
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- 2026-05-28 regulatory The Hospital Authority launched a cross-border ambulance pilot scheme, facilitating the first patient transfer from Hong Kong to mainland China. source
- 2026-05-14 controversy Hong Kong health authorities are investigating a suspected medical blunder following a patient's death. source
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Hong Kong seeks foreign doctors to fill specialist gaps without threatening local jobs
Hong Kong's health minister, Lo Chung-mau, has proposed changes to the medical registration regime to attract more foreign-trained doctors. He stated that these changes are necessary due to a shortage of specialists in …
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Hong Kong doctor fired for unauthorized patient exam, linked to intern data breach
A resident doctor at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong has been terminated due to serious misconduct involving an unauthorized examination of a patient. This incident is connected to a previous case where a medical intern …
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Hong Kong parents in welfare custody case raise concerns over hospitalized infant
Hong Kong parents are concerned about their two-month-old baby, Danny, who was hospitalized with a fever and potential meningitis. The parents, Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin, are in a welfare custody case and have lim…
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Hong Kong intern doctor arrested for unauthorized patient data access
A 24-year-old intern doctor in Hong Kong has been arrested and remains in custody for allegedly accessing patient data without authorization. The Hospital Authority dismissed her for misconduct after a report from Carit…
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Hong Kong trainee doctor faces police over illicit patient record access
A trainee doctor in Hong Kong has been reported to the police for allegedly accessing patient records without authorization. The Hospital Authority has suspended her and a resident doctor involved in the incident. The a…
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Hong Kong seeks heart-lung donor for critically ill teen
Hong Kong's Hospital Authority is urgently seeking a heart and lung donor for a 13-year-old girl named Ching Ching. The girl is critically ill with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. She is currently being sustai…
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Hong Kong ambulance scheme transfers first patient to mainland China
A mainland Chinese woman, injured in Hong Kong, was the first patient to be transferred to Zhuhai under a new cross-border ambulance pilot scheme. The Hospital Authority coordinated the transfer from Tuen Mun Hospital t…
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Hong Kong Hospital Authority adopts new caller IDs to combat scam fears
Hong Kong's Hospital Authority is implementing new caller ID prefixes, 18285 and 18286, to help the public identify legitimate calls. This initiative aims to reduce the number of missed calls due to concerns about scams…
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Hong Kong halts medical device use after patient death
Hong Kong health authorities have mandated a halt on the use of specific medical devices following a patient's death. An elderly man died during a heart operation at Tuen Mun Hospital after air bubbles were detected in …
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Hong Kong inquest: Rare gastroscopy complication led to man's death
An inquest in Hong Kong determined that a 29-year-old man's death was a misadventure caused by a rare complication following a gastroscopy. The man suffered brain swelling after the procedure at Queen Mary Hospital in 2…
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Hong Kong probes death linked to faulty catheter in heart surgery
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating a suspected medical error after a 75-year-old patient died following a heart procedure. The patient, who had pre-existing respiratory and cholesterol conditions, passed awa…
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Hong Kong subsidizes leukemia drug, slashing patient costs to HK$240 annually
Hong Kong's Hospital Authority has begun subsidizing the leukemia drug Dasatinib, significantly reducing patient costs from up to HK$500,000 annually to just HK$240 per year. This change, effective since April, reclassi…