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Ronald Lam Man-kin
林文健
Ronald Lam Man-kin is the current Director of Health in Hong Kong, a position he assumed in September 2021. He has a career in public health, joining the government as a Medical and Health Officer in 1997.
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong boosts e-cigarette ban awareness in mainland China before ‘golden week’
Authorities ramp up promotion and enforcement before public possession ban on alternative smoking products begins on April 30.
26 Apr 2026 - 6:50PM
Hong Kong society
Health chief hails tobacco control efforts as smoking rate falls to 8.5%
10 Apr 2026 - 8:46PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong medical officer suspended over indecent assault charge against colleague
24 Feb 2026 - 11:01PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong issues 4 tickets from 700 new site inspections under expanded smoking ban
New zones include outside hospitals, clinics and tram stops with possession of e-cigarettes in public to be a criminal offence from April 30.
11 Jan 2026 - 5:57PM
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Hong Kong society
Editorial
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Hong Kong must take a sensitive approach to boost its organ donation rate
The city needs to raise awareness about the social benefits of voluntary organ donation while respecting cultural sensitivities around death.
16 Oct 2025 - 7:15AM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Explainer
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Can an opt-out scheme boost Hong Kong’s low organ donation rate?
City’s organ donation rate is among the lowest in the world. The Post looks at whether an opt-out mechanism has helped boost rates elsewhere.
6 Oct 2025 - 11:06PM
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong ‘could restart discussions on organ donation opt-out policy’
Director of Health Ronald Lam says that as long as residents have the right to choose, there are no human rights issues.
5 Oct 2025 - 10:42PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong authorities eye fast-track approval option for life-saving drugs
Health official says current mechanism can approve drugs within 150 days, but authorities hope to bring it down to 100 days.
18 Sep 2025 - 10:53PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Risk of importing chikungunya into Hong Kong expected to rise: health official
Director of Health Department says risk will rise in line with global prevalence, but local transmission will remain low with right measures.
17 Aug 2025 - 10:21PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong to begin independent drug review, approval in 2026
Department of Health reveals plan to set up own drug regulatory authority as early as end of next year, in effort to make city a medical innovation hub.
26 Jun 2025 - 10:23PM
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