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RTHK
26-05-2025
- Health
- RTHK
National Health Commission has high hopes in HK
National Health Commission has high hopes in HK Cao Xuetao hopes Hong Kong will actively participate in global health governance and deepen pragmatic cooperation in professional fields with the mainland. Photo: RTHK The vice minister of the National Health Commission said on Monday he has full confidence and high hopes in the development of Hong Kong's healthcare industry. Cao Xuetao made the remarks at the opening of the Hospital Authority Convention 2025 at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. He expressed the hope that the SAR will actively participate in global health governance. "Amid accelerating global changes not seen in a century, individual countries are keen on unilateralism, posing major challenges to global health cooperation and governance," he said. "The Chinese government firmly supports multilateralism and will keep stepping up its involvement in global health. "The National Health Commission is willing to continue supporting Hong Kong's medical groups and individuals to participate in the nation's medical missions in supporting foreign places and the construction of the Health Silk Road." He also hopes that Hong Kong will deepen pragmatic cooperation in professional fields with the mainland. Cao added the National Health Commission will continue to actively support the SAR government in its administration and in-depth participation in the construction of a healthy nation and Bay Area.
RTHK
26-05-2025
- Health
- RTHK
Hospital Authority sees year as 'start of reform era'
Hospital Authority sees year as 'start of reform era' Hospital Authority chairman Henry Fan says reforms will focus on making remuneration more commensurate with work performance and contribution and more efficient use of financial resources. Photo: RTHK The Hospital Authority chairman said on Monday the high level governance and structure reform committee that was set up in December will mainly focus on the remuneration structure and financial and clinical management. Delivering his speech at the opening ceremony of the Hospital Authority Convention 2025, Henry Fan said this year marks the commencement of an era of reformation, with the changes being necessary to ensure sustainable high-quality services in the face of challenges such as an ageing population. Fan said the reform committee aims to make remuneration more commensurate with workers' performance and contribution and more efficient use of financial resources. "As for better clinical management, the objective is to optimise clinical outcomes through process re-engineering and use of modern technology without compromising patient safety," he said. The group will carry out its work as soon as practicable, Fan added. He also said that the 31 improvement recommendations put forward by a review committee on the management of the public hospital system will be implemented as scheduled next month. Chief executive Tony Ko said at the event that the 2003 Sars outbreak and Covid-19 pandemic had shown the resilience of the SAR's medical system. "I'm very glad to share with you that I believe through all these challenges, through this experience, we have been able to emerge – not only getting stronger, more prepared and getting more agile to help us to respond to various healthcare and public health challenges.," he said. "And very importantly, it laid down important ground work so that we have a foundation to do better every time." Ko said the authority must not be complacent as it marks its 35th anniversary this year and has to keep improving. The three-day event staged at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai has attracted more than 8,600 participants from around the world and the mainland. It will conclude on Wednesday.
