Hong Kong police made an unprecedented move earlier this month when officers arrested two public hospital doctors and charged them with manslaughter over the death of a patient in 2017 after a medical blunder. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong police made an unprecedented move earlier this month when officers arrested two public hospital doctors and charged them with manslaughter over the death of a patient in 2017 after a medical blunder. Photo: Shutterstock
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Manslaughter counts against doctors raise uncomfortable truths in Hong Kong

  • Faced with an overwhelmed public healthcare system, Hongkongers seeking better care may soon have to discuss how much they are willing to pay

SCMP Editorial
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Updated: 5:39am, 28 Jan, 2023

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Hong Kong police made an unprecedented move earlier this month when officers arrested two public hospital doctors and charged them with manslaughter over the death of a patient in 2017 after a medical blunder. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong police made an unprecedented move earlier this month when officers arrested two public hospital doctors and charged them with manslaughter over the death of a patient in 2017 after a medical blunder. Photo: Shutterstock
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