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New arrangement for Hongkongers needing emergency medical assistance while in Shenzhen

Hong Kong Standard 09 Apr 2024

Hongkongers seeking emergency medical ... At present Hongkongers seeking emergency medical services in the SAR while in the mainland must approach the Immigration Department or border checkpoint personnel.

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Automatic upload of patient health records pushed to enhance sharing

Hong Kong Standard 08 Apr 2024

Deputy Secretary for Health Sam Hui Chark-shum said Hongkongers often seek medical care from both sectors ... While patients joining the system are required to upload their medical records, they retain the right to decide which doctor can access them.

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Expert eases concerns over ‘flesh-eating infection’ after one Hongkonger died in Japan

Hong Kong Standard 04 Apr 2024

Wearing a mask for the entire overseas trip due to concerns of being infected with Group A Streptococcal infection won’t be necessary, health expert Ho Pak-leung said, after a case reported in Osaka, Japan saw a Hongkonger die. .

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HK elderly voucher net expands in GBA

Hong Kong Standard 20 Feb 2024

He also urged Hong Kong authorities to examine medical charges at mainland hospitals regularly and expand the voucher service to more GBA cities and even Fujian province, where a lot of Hongkongers live.

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A healthy step across the border

Hong Kong Standard 20 Feb 2024

Integration across the border took another step forward with the extension of government medical vouchers for the elderly to cover more facilities in Guangdong province ... At the moment, the only medical ...

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Emigrants returning for cheaper medical services

Hong Kong Standard 09 Jan 2024

The public health-care system now subsidizes 90 percent of medical costs for Hongkongers, she said, and officials should assess the administrative reasoning for charging those who have moved overseas.

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Flaw in medical proposal for HK emigrants

Hong Kong Standard 09 Jan 2024

It was suggested that Hongkongers who have emigrated for a number of years would not be allowed to use local public medical services as local residents are able to ... The medical needs of these early emigrants are also the most apparent.

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Two Hongkongers conscious but still in intensive care after fatal crash in Guangdong

Hong Kong Standard 27 Dec 2023

Two Hongkongers who survived a fatal car crash in in Shaoguan, Guangdong are conscious and can speak to medical staff but cannot yet eat due the serious injuries sustained to their organs. .

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Two Hongkongers conscious but still in intensive care after fatal crash in Shaoguan

Hong Kong Standard 27 Dec 2023

The two Hongkongers who survived a fatal car crash in Shaoguan, Guangdong are currently conscious and are speaking to medical staff but cannot yet eat due to the serious injuries sustained to their organs. .

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Cross-border data transfer 'breakthrough'

Hong Kong Standard 13 Dec 2023

Chiu said mainland medical data, including blood and gene statistics, can be transferred to ... And Hongkongers can send their medical records to the mainland when visiting mainland hospitals, Chiu said.

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New-drugs registration mechanism a healthy move to attract manufacturers

Hong Kong Standard 30 Oct 2023

Speaking on radio yesterday, Lo said these measures will allow the early use of the most advanced medications and medical devices, giving Hongkongers more choices ... "Medical service is not a business and our primary goal is to help patients.

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Teens set to smile with new subsidy

Hong Kong Standard 25 Oct 2023

Sources said authorities are still looking for suitable mainland medical institutions, adding they should be located where Hongkongers stay and have sufficient manpower to handle the use of the health vouchers.

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Bay coverage set for health vouchers

Hong Kong Standard 17 Oct 2023

An elderly Hongkonger, Tam, who lives in Guangzhou, said it was time-consuming to seek medical help in Hong Kong or Shenzhen and that he usually sees doctors in Guangzhou at his own expense.

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HK firms tapped in Malaysia medical tourism push

Hong Kong Standard 24 Jul 2023

Malaysia has served over 10 million medical tourists over the past decade, and more than 3,000 Hongkongers went to the country last year for procedures that included cardiology, fertility and oncology.

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Hong Kong and the mainland should definitely establish cross-border organ donation mechanism, says former health minister

Hong Kong Standard 21 Jul 2023

Instead, it is to promote Hong Kong-style medical administration and professionalism in the GBA so that Hongkongers and residents living there can have the option of “Hong Kong-style healthcare.” .