New Aberdeen hospital to provide affordable services for two-thirds of Hongkongers
Owner aims for fixed prices on 50 per cent of services - 20 per cent more than stipulations
A new 500-bed private hospital in Aberdeen partnering the University of Hong Kong aims to offer medical services at prices "affordable" to at least two-thirds of Hongkongers, the hospital's Singaporean major owner told the Post on Thursday.
The Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital, which is expected to open in 2017, is the first hospital to be built under unprecedented tendering conditions imposed by the government.
The hospital must provide at least half of its services to Hong Kong residents, cap obstetric services at 20 per cent of capacity and ensure that at least 30 per cent of services are available at standard package prices - meaning the price includes all costs.
On top of meeting the requirements, Dr Tan See Leng, chief executive of Parkway Pantai Holding, which is partnering the university and Hong Kong's NWS Holdings to build the complex, said the hospital will not focus only on the high-end market.
"We are hoping to target as much of the population as possible," said Tan.
"As for the charges, our aspiration is to [make them] affordable to at least two-thirds of Hongkongers."