Hong Kong Hospitals Forsake International Standards Amidst CCP Encroachment

Apart from demonstrating political loyalty [to the CCP], I see no reason for the necessity to collaborate with the Greater Bay Area.”

Patients lie on hospital beds at a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong on Feb. 16, 2022. Sung Pi-Lung/The Epoch Times

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced in his October policy address that the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong will restart its hospital accreditation program, forsaking international standards in favor of standards set by mainland China. Analysts believe this move could negatively impact Hong Kong’s medical sector, further eroding its once-leading position and moving it away from international benchmarks.

Lo Chung-mau, the Secretary of Health, responded on Nov. 29 to legislator Chan Hok-fung’s question in the council, confirming that the Hospital Authority will adopt the “International Hospital Accreditation Standards (China) 2021 Edition,” abandoning the international standards previously followed.