Clinic service during New Year Holiday
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

  The Hospital Authority (HA) today (December 30) announced that 13 general out-patient clinics (see table below) will remain open on New Year's Day (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 and emergency (A&E) departments in public hospitals will also operate as usual during the holiday to serve patients with urgent medical needs. As public hospitals are in the winter service surge period, coupled with the expected increase in A&E attendance on 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 A&E departments 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 doctor and related clinic service information within the district.
 
  To facilitate public understanding of public hospital services during the winter surge, the HA has launched a designated page on the website (www.ha.org.hk/goto/wintersurge/en) and also the mobile app "HA Touch" to provide some key information including A&E waiting time, A&E attendances, medical in-patient bed occupancy rate and hyperlink 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:

Tuesday, January 1, 2019
9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm

Ends/Sunday, December 30, 2018
Issued at HKT 10:00

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