customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

moreOnThisArticles

urlAlias

commentCount

sponsorType

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

seriesContainer

printHeadline

socialHeadline

headline

glossary

flattenTypeIds

paywallTypes

publishedDate

additionalInfoBoxes

images

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

createdDate

sponsor

factSheets

series

summary

updatedDate

flag

knowledgeQuestion

disableOffPlatformContent

published

subHeadline

body

keywords

copyrighted

customTimezone

liveContents

Letters

I have just returned from a thorough, inexpensive physical examination at a multi-speciality private medical clinic in Thailand (“Why medical tourism is lucrative for Asia, despite hiccups in Hong Kong”, June 27).
I was so impressed by its cleanliness, efficiency, expertise and, of course, the usual grace and courtesy of the Thais.
Why can’t Hong Kong run such an establishment? Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor should unlock the coffers. Use a couple of rundown warehouse sites. The Hong Kong people deserve such medical services. Most would be happy to pay a reasonable fee for such a wonderful change. Prevention is better than cure, and cheaper for the government in the long run.
Charge non-residents more! No need to feel guilty. Hong Kong people have created a trustworthy, capable environment. They deserve to benefit. What is preventing the construction of such clinics here?
Wendy McTavish, Central



Clean, cheap, efficient: why smiling Thailand is miles ahead of Hong Kong on medical tourism

A family from the Middle East arrives for medical check-up at a private hospital in Thailand, one of the top destinations for medical tourism in Asia. Photo: AFP

Why medical tourism is lucrative for Asia, despite hiccups in Hong Kong

Opinion

A woman from Beijing receives the Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine at a hospital in Hainan province on May 30, becoming the first person to obtain the injection in mainland China. Picture: Reuters

This photo taken on May 17, 2018 shows a poster in Chinese promoting in vitro fertilisation displayed in the lobby of Piyavate Hospital in Bangkok specialising in fertility treatment. The easing of China's one-child policy was a godsend to Zhang Yinzhe and his wife Xu Mengsha, who had decided they wanted to use in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to freeze an embryo in the hope of one day having a second child. / AFP PHOTO / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-Tourism-Fertility-Health-Thailand-Asia ; feature by Albee ZHANG / Sally MAIRS

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals