Healthcare
Private healthcare industry to be regulated
The bill will be gazetted on June 16.
Hong Kong plans to revamp old hospitals
This is to cut waiting time for patients.
Public healthcare fees in Hong Kong to rise for the first time in 14 years
The fees and charges for private patients will also be revised.
Hospital Authority's annual recurrent provision gets $2b boost
It will now be provided with $54.4b.
47% of Hong Kong millennials are unsatisfied with the public health system
37% of older people have the same sentiments.
Medicine spending in Hong Kong to grow from $9.6b in 2016 to $13.4b by 2021
That is a CAGR of 6.5%.
The doctor is in: App lets you book with just a click
The app has a current database of 6,000 medical practitioners.
The face of the Internet of Things in healthcare
As the development of Internet of Things (IoT) continues to mature, we see these new technological advances are shaping the healthcare industry. In...
Insurance companies are dead set to boost hiring of medically experienced professionals
They are vying for bigger market shares.
Drug expenditure in Hong Kong doubled to HKD4.3b
How will the 2016 budget affect this?
44% of Hong Kong women are unprepared for a 'comfortable' retirement
It's an acute problem of Asia in general.
A healthy body brought by MENCE
Taking home the award for Best Men’s Anti-Aging and Weight Management, MENCE is about much more than helping clients achieve their desired body shape...
Macau government enforces smoking ban on all mass areas
It could affect overall GGR.
Fast facts about Hong Kong's healthcare system
One of the bests, investment-wise.
Illegal cigarette activities taken down a notch
Many thanks to strict enforcement action.
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