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Health · 31 Aug

Hong Kong flu vaccination programme to start on September 17 as activity remains high

Children, older adults and people with chronic illnesses will remain the priority, with vaccination available through public, community, private-sector and school channels.

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Health · 31 Aug

Hong Kong flu season remains active as schools face outbreak risk

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A stylised still life of a packaged rice-vermicelli product beside a laboratory testing card marked 12 ppm, with sealed cartons arranged on a shelf behind it and small markers for 300 grams and 10 April 2029.

Health · 30 Aug

Food safety centre orders recall of Taiwan-imported rice vermicelli after formaldehyde found in sample

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A cut-paper diagram of a clinic pathway: a free general-information tile sits apart from a connected treatment route that moves through a talk, assessment, personalised advice and follow-up, with a small fee marker attached to the overall clinical-service route.

Health · 29 Aug

Hospital Authority says HK$250 charge is for personalised treatment, not lecture entry

The authority says most general health education talks are free, but talks included in doctor-referred treatment may form part of a chargeable clinical service.

A colourful cut-paper illustration of a simplified hospital in Tseung Kwan O, with connected blocks representing 115 beds across subsidised, market-priced, research and higher-acuity categories, a referral pathway entering the building, and stepped additions indicating planned future expansion.

Health · 29 Aug

Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital to launch 24-hour inpatient care with 115 beds in Tseung Kwan O

The service will offer subsidised, market-priced and research beds, with capacity planned to grow to 400 by the end of 2030.

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Health · 29 Aug

Queen Elizabeth Hospital plans regular personalised VR service for bedridden palliative-care patients

Two occupational therapists film places chosen by patients and bring the virtual-reality footage to their bedsides, while an intensive-care trial is also being considered.

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Health · 28 Aug

Hepatitis C prevalence among people in custody reaches 4.1%, study finds

The rate was more than 13 times Hong Kong’s 0.3 per cent prevalence among the general population, highlighting the potential value of prison-based screening and treatment.

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Health · 28 Aug

Wan Chai care home CRE cluster involves four residents, CHP finds infection-control lapses

The Centre for Health Protection will continue screening and medical surveillance at Green Heights Elderly Home on Lockhart Road after identifying the cluster.

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Health · 27 Aug

Upper-primary pupil support trial referred 14 children to psychiatric services

The nine-month mechanism is due to end in late August, with a primary-school heads’ representative calling for at least one more year before a review.

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Health · 26 Aug

No lead poisoning found among 237 children assessed after Friso formula alert

Hong Kong authorities received 762 enquiries and referred 446 infants and young children for Hospital Authority checks by noon on 26 August, with a health hotline due to close on 28 August.

A simplified one-litre milk carton is enclosed behind a clear seal beside four sample markers and a threshold ruler, with a small import checkpoint in the background.

Health · 26 Aug

Hong Kong suspends imports of 1-litre Junlebao milk after four samples breach safety limit

The affected batch has been sealed at the importer’s warehouse and was not released for sale, the Food Safety Centre said.

A cut-paper style abstract diagram shows a large healthcare spending block with a stepped 5% increase, an 8.2% share band, a public-spending segment exceeding half the whole, a HK$34,890 per-capita tile and a circular 12-month accounting ring, in teal, mineral blue, soft coral and muted ochre.

Health · 26 Aug

Hong Kong healthcare spending rises 5% to HK$262.5 billion in 2024/25

Per-capita recurrent healthcare spending reached HK$34,890, while public expenditure totalled about HK$135.4 billion.

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Health · 25 Aug

Hong Kong records 171 new HIV infections in first half of year

The Centre for Health Protection said about half of infections have been detected late in recent years and urged people with a history of sexual activity to test at least once.

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Health · 25 Aug

Hong Kong lawmakers question complaint screening and investigator standards in doctors’ registration reform

The government says preliminary screening could exclude cases unrelated to professional conduct or likely to consume substantial resources, but the bill does not specify investigators’ backgrounds or training requirements.

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Health · 25 Aug

Court of Final Appeal rejects surgeon’s bid to challenge six-month removal from register

The Medical Council found Chu Kin-wah guilty of two counts of professional misconduct after gauze was left in a patient’s abdomen following a 2015 operation.