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Latest news and updates on healthcare and hospitals in Hong Kong, including medical issues, the impact of the city's ageing population, coronavirus pandemic and seasonal influenza outbreaks on the health system.
The Hospital Authority building in Mong Kok. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong

Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients

Privacy watchdog and police investigating after patients’ names, identity card numbers, dates of hospital visits and medical procedures leaked.

Disease

Editorial | Hong Kong’s world-first Alzheimer’s blood test will strengthen city’s healthcare

Hong Kong

Hong Kong committed to helping mainland China’s health standards ‘go global’

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Wellness

What is autism? Understanding the spectrum, gut-brain connection and more

Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, we speak with experts and researchers to understand the neurodivergent condition.

Amanda Oswalt Visher, director of psychological services at Spot Children’s Therapy Centre, simulates an autism assessment session with her son, Theodore. The centre provides psychology, counselling, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and specialist teaching across four clinics in Hong Kong. Photo: Karma Lo
Crime in Hong Kong

Man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in critical condition

Officers fired five rounds at 43-year-old after he allegedly charged at them with knife and metal rod on March 21 in Kwai Chung.

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Hong Kong

Orthopaedist rebuked over performing bunion surgery without informed consent

Medical Council finds Dr Daniel Wu guilty of performing unconventional syndesmosis procedure on patient without describing benefits and concerns.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s autism support services are fragmented. Can the private sector help?

Experts say services are fragmented and under-resourced, leaving patients facing long waits for affordable public support.

Raymond Lam says caring for his five-year-old autistic son requires his full attention. Photo: Edmond So
Mainland China

Boy’s heart stops for 16 minutes after tube comes loose in Hong Kong hospital

Hong Kong Children’s Hospital launches probe as boy remains in intensive care, receiving ventilator support and protective treatment for his brain.

Hong Kong youth

Editorial | An ounce of obesity prevention is worth a kilo of cure for Hong Kong

Parents cherish educational achievement, but physical activity and a healthy lifestyle complement lifelong learning in a fast-changing world.

Hong Kong society

Letters | In Hong Kong’s weight management plan, BMI should be one data point among many

Readers discuss the new Action Plan on Weight Management, a university’s commitment to humanities education, and how Hong Kong should respond to the latest Middle East conflict.

A man checks his phone while using exercise equipment at the Kwun Tong promenade in July 2024. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

HKUST launches programme offering blood-based Alzheimer’s test for elderly

‘NeuroCare Community Project’ will offer free screening to 6,000 underprivileged elderly residents over five years.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting one in 10 Hongkongers aged 60 or above. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s first MRI-guided ultrasound offers relief for Parkinson’s tremors

Non-invasive treatment at Tuen Mun Hospital offers new option, with 40 patients to be treated within two years.

Hong Kong society

Hospital Authority investigates privacy concerns over doctor’s social media post

Jensen So, a former contestant on reality show King Maker III, posted a viral photo of himself performing resuscitation procedure in hospital.

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Insurance

Editorial | Medical insurance review a timely move for a sector under pressure

Hopefully, the review will open doors to a transparent, digitally accessible and internationally focused insurance market.

Hospital staff wheel a patient into Kwong Wah Hospital’s accident and emergency department on January 1. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Medical Council reform must prioritise the public interest

It's well within reason for Hongkongers to expect accountability from a body tasked with registering and licensing medical practitioners.

The Medical Council logo is seen on November 5, 2025. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

94% of Hong Kong students are couch potatoes, 17.5% overweight, study shows

Government report also flags low fruit and vegetable intake, poor vision health and excessive recreational screen time among students.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong seeks to replace, not punish, underperforming Medical Council members

Health chief Lo Chung-mau also rules out rigid deadlines for each stage of complaint handling by council.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s war on obesity will result in a healthier society

The government’s weight management plan can help Hong Kong shift gear and accelerate its battle against obesity.

People exercise at a gym in Lei Yue Mun on September 23, 2025. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Funding cuts trigger calls for help on jobs from Hong Kong’s physiotherapists

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association alarmed by hiring freezes and job losses at NGOs despite rising demand for services.

Hong Kong society

Group warns plain packs hinder Hongkongers’ efforts to detect smuggled cigarettes

Survey finds 88 per cent of smokers cannot tell smuggled from taxed cigarettes under proposed plain pack design as advocates call for better QR code system.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong to expand scheme cutting stroke patient transfer time by 80 minutes

Before pilot scheme, ambulances would take patients to nearest public hospital regardless of whether it could handle stroke cases.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital is one of only seven public hospitals with the facilities to treat major stroke cases. Photo: Dickson Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Medical school’s biotech focus will boost Hong Kong’s innovation push

The new school’s emphasis on biotechnology and research will foster partnerships and collaboration with the rest of the Greater Bay Area.

The HKUST campus in Clearwater Bay on November 19, 2025. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must make mental health an immediate economic priority

The budget rightly focuses on tech and finance for the city’s economic growth but human capital resilience is just as vital.

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Hong Kong police

Health authorities probe possible food poisoning cluster at police college

Source confirms ‘institute’ mentioned by health authorities is Hong Kong Police College.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong cancer patient dies 3 weeks after incorrect opening in abdomen

Tseung Kwan O Hospital investigating death of 85-year-old patient with transverse colon cancer, who received stoma surgery on February 7.

Tseung Kwan O Hospital only disclosed the incident after media inquiries. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong society

Warning over screen time and chatbots as number of depressed hits record high

About 30 per cent of survey respondents report moderate to severe symptoms of depression, up from about 11 per cent when study began.

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The survey found the depression index of respondents stood at 7.27 out of 27, the highest since 2012 when the poll was launched. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong launches 3-year action plan to help residents fight the flab

Proportion of Hongkongers who are obese or overweight has been rising in recent decades.

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Education in Hong Kong

HKUST may reserve 20% of first medical school intake for non-locals

School to welcome first batch of 50 students in 2028-29, with most non-locals expected to be from mainland China.

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