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Hospital Authority

(醫院管理局)

Hospital Authority
醫院管理局
The latest news and top stories on Hospital Authority of Hong Kong, a statutory body that manages the city's public hospitals and clinics. Its main responsibility is to ensure comprehensive affordable healthcare services for residents. It also develops smart hospitals and recruits healthcare professionals. It is headquartered at 147B Argyle Street in Kowloon.
Eric Wong, the Hospital Authority’s chief systems manager for IT strategy and architecture, reveals the new security measures at a press briefing. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority bars all contractors’ access to data after leak

Authority announces set of measures to strengthen system security after personal data of more than 56,000 patients at United Christian Hospital leaked.

Education in Hong Kong

Number of Hong Kong secondary students with mental illness doubles in 5 years

Hong Kong society

Maisy Ho remembered as dedicated philanthropist and community servant

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Medical intern suspended after complaint over patient data in social media post

Case comes just days after another Hong Kong doctor was dismissed in a separate but similar privacy controversy.

The Hospital Authority says it does not tolerate any form of disclosure of patient information. Photo: Felix Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Editorial | Breaches reveal worrying gaps in Hong Kong’s data defences

Hong Kong cannot afford these cybersecurity shortcomings as the city strives to become a global hub for innovation and technology.

Crime in Hong Kong

Police arrest man on suspicion of stealing personal data of 56,000 patients

Employee of Hospital Authority contractor made an unauthorised entry into system and retrieved data.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong doctor axed for posting resuscitation photo faces Medical Council case

Kowloon West Cluster says it terminated doctor’s contract and ‘passed relevant case to Medical Council for follow-up’.

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Jensen So had posted an Instagram story showing himself performing a resuscitation procedure in what appeared to be a public hospital ward. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong doctor who posted resuscitation photo exits Hospital Authority

Kowloon West Cluster of Hospital Authority confirms doctor’s departure but does not say whether he had resigned or been dismissed.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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

Health minister Lo Chung-mau also hails city’s first time hosting of China Chest Pain Centres Congress as occasion of ‘great significance’.

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The event marks a first for Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Official apps pose hurdles for Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups, study finds

While more than 99 per cent own smartphones, only 55 per cent find information provided by government apps is user-friendly, equality watchdog says.

The study found that 18 per cent of respondents were native or fluent in Chinese, while 13 per cent were neither native nor fluent in English. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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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Secondary school students on their smartphones while having meal. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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
Hong Kong society

More than 1,000 personnel, volunteers stage emergency drill at Hong Kong airport

Large-scale exercise simulates power bank fire on plane and landing gear failure, triggering coordinated emergency response across departments.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Extend support for smart food waste bins across Hong Kong

Readers discuss the city’s food waste problem, optometrists’ referrals, and a memorial garden for those who died in the Tai Po fire.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospitals report decline in emergency visits over Lunar New Year

Hospital Authority links 15 per cent year-on-year decline in A&E cases during the first three days of the holiday to fee reforms taking effect.

Hong Kong’s public hospitals recorded a decline of up to 15 per cent year on year in the number of emergency cases during the first three days of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Opinion | Fee hikes are only half the equation if Hong Kong health reform is to work

If paired with viable service alternatives, clear guidance and a stronger focus on prevention, price rises could become a catalyst for real change.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong aims to enlist more private hospitals in free newborn screening scheme

Screening covers tests for 30 inherited metabolic disorders, spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immune deficiency.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Over 110,000 secure waivers since Hong Kong public medical fee reform took effect

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says about 53,000 received concession certificates, while roughly 60,000 granted three-month conditional waivers.

Patients at Kwong Wah Hospital’s A&E department. Hong Kong introduced a new public hospital fee regime on Jan 1, 2026. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

4 still in hospital, 75 discharged after Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire

‘All those injured in the fire and admitted to public hospitals under the Hospital Authority will receive full fee waivers for necessary treatment,’ spokesman says.

The Wang Fuk Court fire claimed at least 168 lives and injured 79 in November last year. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong expands fight against hepatitis B. But how many hidden cases are there?

Authorities say screening will cover people born in Hong Kong in or before 1988 with family members or sexual partners who carry virus.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Flu vaccination rates lag in Hong Kong as winter peak nears, expert warns

Expert David Hui reminds public to get vaccinated ahead of Lunar New Year.

Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong Marathon organisers to look into turning event into 2-day affair

Huge number of applications is an issue that needs to be addressed, they say, but so is disruption to the city caused by just one race day.

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Almost all of the 74,000 runners who were awarded a place in the race, out of 120,000 applicants, turned up, organisers said. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospital pricing reform slashes less urgent A&E visits by 24%

Health minister says new system, in place since January 1, offers ‘guiding role’ steering patients with mild conditions to alternatives.

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Hospital staff wheel a patient into Kwong Wah Hospital’s accident and emergency department. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority approves 85% of fee waiver requests on average

Authority says it receives an average of about 5,000 applications a day, releasing figures following complaints about complicated procedures.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong hospital A&E department visits fall 12% after new fees take effect

Number of people benefiting from fee waivers under new pricing regime that started on January 1 triples.

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