Acute shortages of larger social housing suitable for families mean it would now take more than 100 years to clear waiting lists in some places, according to analysis of official figures. Amid concerns about the suitability, safety and costs of temporary accommodation, the research found that in the nine council areas with the most acute…
Miraculous was the word used by the parents of Whitney Cheung after their baby received Hong Kong’s second organ donation from mainland China. That the life-saving heart transplant went so smoothly is a welcome reflection of the success of a communication channel set up after the first cross-border case in 2022. The eight-month-old baby girl…
A Hong Kong child who received a life-saving heart transplant under an unprecedented cross-border donation arrangement two years ago attended a party held at a public hospital on Sunday to celebrate her “new life”. But other patients remain in need, with the city on track to record its lowest number of heart donations since 2011….
Hong Kong is on track to record its lowest number of heart transplants since 2011, prompting doctors from the city’s only transplant team to urge residents to sign up for organ donation. The latest data from the Hospital Authority showed only three hearts had been donated this year as of the end of September, with…