SFH welcomes arrival of Mainland medical support team in Hong Kong (with photos/video)

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Members of the Mainland medical support team arrived in Hong Kong today (March 14). They were welcomed by the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LOCPG), Mr Yin Zonghua; the Director-General, the Coordination Department of the LOCPG, Mr Zhu Wen; the Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi; the Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Henry Fan; and the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko at the Shenzhen Bay Port.

     The Mainland medical support team comprises healthcare professionals from different disciplines. Initially, they will assist the HA in providing appropriate treatment for confirmed COVID-19 patients at the community treatment facility at the AsiaWorld-Expo. With the assistance of the support team, the service scale of the community treatment facility will be strengthened, thus speeding up the overall patient flow, and allowing the HA to concentrate its manpower on patients with more serious clinical conditions in public hospitals.

     The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan said, "Focusing medical resources on reducing the number of severe cases and deaths is the current priority of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in coping with the fifth wave of the epidemic. Under the arrangement of multi-tiered approach in providing treatment, patients with more serious clinical conditions will be triaged to hospitals for treatment, while those with relatively milder conditions will be triaged to community treatment or isolation facilities, etc. In light of the rising number of confirmed cases, the HA is facing many challenges in patient triage and treatment due to the limited hospital beds and manpower shortage in the public healthcare system. The assistance of the support team will help more patients in need to receive timely and appropriate treatment.

"The Government has at the same time been actively co-ordinating different sectors to join hands and ease the pressure on the public healthcare system, including requesting private hospitals to assist in receiving non-COVID-19 patients from the HA, and inviting healthcare professional bodies, medical and nursing schools of tertiary institutions, medical organisations, healthcare institutions and non-governmental organisations to provide medical support such as providing medical services in community isolation facilities and holding centres, setting up medical posts, providing telehealth services and hotlines.

     "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Central Government and the Guangdong Provincial Government for recruiting experienced Mainland healthcare workers to come to Hong Kong within a short period of time and assist us in fighting the epidemic. It is a great boost for our anti-epidemic efforts in tackling the fifth wave of the epidemic."

     Other members of the support team will arrive in Hong Kong progressively.

Ends/Monday, March 14, 2022
Issued at HKT 21:52

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The Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi (second right); the Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Henry Fan (centre); the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko (second left); joined by the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Yin Zonghua (first left), welcomed the Leader of the second batch Mainland medical support team, Professor Yu Tao (first right), and his team at the Shenzhen Bay Port today (March 14).

The Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi (second right); welcomed the arrival of the Leader of the second batch Mainland medical support team, Professor Yu Tao (first right) and the Mainland medical support team in Hong Kong today (March 14). Next to him are the Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Henry Fan (second left); and the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko (first left) .

The Mainland medical support team arrived in Hong Kong via the Shenzhen Bay Port today (March 14). They were welcomed by the Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi; the Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Henry Fan; and the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko.

The Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi (front row, sixth left), together with the Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Henry Fan (front row, fifth left); the Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko (front row, third left); and the Director (Cluster Services) of the HA, Dr Deacons Yeung (front row, second left); welcomed the arrival of the Mainland medical support team in Hong Kong today (March 14). Picture shows them with the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LOCPG), Mr Yin Zonghua (front row, fourth left); the Director-General, the Coordination Department of the LOCPG, Mr Zhu Wen (front row, third right); the Leader of the second batch Mainland medical support team, Professor Yu Tao (front row, sixth right), and the medical team at the Shenzhen Bay Port.

The Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi (front row, first left), today (March 14) welcomed the Leader of the second batch Mainland medical support team, Professor Yu Tao (front row, second left), and his team at the Shenzhen Bay Port. Also present are the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority (HA), Dr Tony Ko (front row, second right); and the Director (Cluster Services) of the HA, Dr Deacons Yeung (front row, first right).

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Arrival of Mainland medical support team in Hong Kong

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