Clinic service during New Year Holiday
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The Hospital Authority (HA) today (December 28) announces that 13 general out-patient clinics (see table below) will remain open on the New Year holiday (January 1). Members of the public are reminded to make advance booking through the telephone system as usual for an appointment.
The HA spokesperson added that the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department in public hospitals will also operate as usual during the holiday to serve patients with urgent medical needs. As Hong Kong is approaching the winter peak season of influenza, coupled with the expected increase in A&E attendance during the extended holiday and the first working day following the holiday, A&E Departments will accord priority treatment to patients with critical and emergency conditions as assessed under the established triage system, while semi-urgent and non-urgent patients might have to wait longer for consultation.
The spokesperson appeals to members of the public for their understanding and co-operation while waiting in the A&E Department for consultation. As an alternative, non-urgent patients are advised to consider seeking consultation at general out-patient clinics or clinics of private doctors. Members of the public are welcome to call the HA Infoline (2882 4866) for the service information on general out-patient clinics during the holiday, and also to browse the Primary Care Directory of the Department of Health at www.pcdirectory.gov.hk or download the mobile app "Primary Care Directory" to find the family medicine doctor and related clinic service information within the district.
To facilitate public understanding of public hospital services during the winter surge, HA launched a designated page last Saturday (December 23) on its website (www.ha.org.hk/goto/wintersurge/en) and also the mobile app "HA Touch" to provide some key information, including A&E waiting times, A&E attendances, medical in-patient bed occupancy rates and hyperlinks to private healthcare services websites.
| District | Name of Clinic | Telephone number for booking | General enquiry |
| Hong Kong Island | Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0077 | 2560 0211 |
| Violet Peel General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0000 | 3553 3116 | |
| Aberdeen Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 3543 5011 | 2555 0381 | |
| Kowloon | Kwun Tong Community Health Centre | 3157 0687 | 2389 0331 |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital Family Medicine Clinic | 3157 0118 | 2354 2267 | |
| Robert Black General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0113 | 2383 3311 | |
| Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0880 | 2272 2400 | |
| New Territories | Lady Trench General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0107 | 2614 4789 |
| Lek Yuen General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0972 | 2692 8730 | |
| Shek Wu Hui Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0965 | 2670 0211 | |
| Tai Po Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 3157 0906 | 2664 2039 | |
| Tuen Mun Clinic | 3543 0886 | 2452 9111 | |
| Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre | 3543 5007 | 2443 8511 |
Consultation Hours:
Monday, January 1, 2018
9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
Ends/Thursday, December 28, 2017
Issued at HKT 10:00
Issued at HKT 10:00
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