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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.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei will offer longer visiting hours from May 2. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong public hospitals to extend time for daily visits from 5 to 9 hours by July 31

Those in two districts will begin new arrangement this month, while visitors at paediatric wards will also get 24-hour access by end of July.

Hong Kong

Law allowing terminally ill to refuse life-sustaining care set for July 31 start

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong insurers’ health at risk as medical claims could double in decade

Science

China’s thalassaemia jab raises hope for common inherited blood disorder

Original therapy integrating stem cell tech and gene editing could treat a blood disorder with 350 million carriers worldwide.

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Professor Chen Jia (centre), the brain behind the development of the CS-101 therapy. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

City breaks ground on third medical school’s interim complex, 7 academics hired

Chief Executive John Lee hails school’s strategic role in turning city into healthcare and talent hub and aligning with country’s 15th five-year plan.

Hong Kong

Doctor in long-delayed hearing over alleged blunder ‘thought baby was choking’

Dr Sit Sou-chi reveals for first time his initial diagnosis for Li Yuanjian, who was left disabled, but parents refuse to accept his testimony.

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Disease

Hong Kong plans new trial of infecting male mosquitoes to halt offspring growth

‘Mosquito-to-control-mosquito’ strategy will be deployed next year, as government considers stepping up control measures.

The government could lower the threshold for stepping up control measures, as the city’s mosquito population rose more rapidly this month. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Disciplinary inquiry resumes into doctor’s alleged baby blunder 16 years ago

Inquiry involving Dr Sit Sou-chi, who is accused of medical blunder that left boy permanently disabled, was terminated by council last year.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong airport staff offered free measles jabs in bid to prevent outbreak

Three aircraft maintenance workers were recently found to have caught measles.

Centre for Health Protection

First local dengue case could lead to outbreak in coming months: health official

Head of Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection’s communicable disease branch says heat, rainy season will create ‘ideal breeding ground’ for mosquitoes.

The aedes mosquito, which carries and spreads dengue fever. Photo: Getty Images
Cancer

Second cancer shock for Hong Kong actress Kristal Tin. How does disease strike?

Tin says in a social media post cancer cells were found in her lymph nodes, more than a year after she was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer.

Kristal Tin revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer after Chinese New Year. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s spinal muscular atrophy patients seek aid for injection therapy

Oral medicine subsidies for patients aged 25 or above began early this year but adults still lack public funding for injections.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | HKUST study to decode longevity is the stuff of frontier science

The study could help lay the groundwork for personalised health management strategies, revolutionising how societies approach ageing.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong is ageing, but the real question is where people age

The city’s rapid ageing need not turn into a crisis as long as it can look beyond its borders and tap into regional healthcare systems.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
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.

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
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Ageing Hong Kong should welcome more open conversations around death

Recent events are nudging Hongkongers to move past long-standing taboos and embrace end-of-life and funeral planning.

Social media

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.

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Wellness

Hong Kong hairstylist’s cancer battle takes him on a crowdfunding campaign

Pitt Cheung and his brother Lego have so far raised thousands for nasopharyngeal cancer treatments not covered by Hong Kong’s public system.

An August 2025 post on nasopharyngeal cancer patient Pitt Cheung’s Instagram account shows him holding a placard bearing a blessing written in Mongolian. Photo: Instagram/pittcheung
Hong Kong

Girl, 9, in a critical condition with meningococcal infection after holiday in Japan

Girl, who has an underlying illness, visited Japan in a tour group with her family.

Hong Kong

New Kai Tak Hospital to open in 2 phases starting in October

With 2,400 beds, Hong Kong’s largest public hospital will serve patients in Kowloon.

Hong Kong society

Health chief hails tobacco control efforts as smoking rate falls to 8.5%

Prevalence of daily cigarette smokers aged 15 and older fell from 9.1 per cent in 2023.

The smoking rate in Hong Kong has reached a historic low following a continuous decline in recent years. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

The Hospital Authority has apologised to the victims. Photo: Felix Wong
HKUST

HKUST launches 5-year study into long lifespans of Chinese people

University president says Hong Kong urgently needs to uncover healthy ageing process as city has become ‘super-ageing society’.

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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Hong Kong

Hong Kong hospital uses VR tour to ease children’s fears ahead of operations

Hong Kong Children’s Hospital uses VR tour to reduce traumatic memories and maintain young patients’ trust in medical staff.

(From left) Anaethesiologist Dr Vansie Kwok, eight-year-old Aidan and operations manager Mok Yi Tan demonstrate the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital’s VR technology, designed to alleviate young patients’ pre-op anxiety. Photo: Jelly Tse
Smoking and vaping

Editorial | Vape possession ban is vital for protecting Hong Kong’s youth

Combined with education, tough new penalties kicking in from April 30 will help shield our young from a lifetime of nicotine addiction.

A man vaping in Admiralty on September 12, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
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

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.

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