Healthcare

Hong Kong clinics brace for heated Chinese infant vaccine demand
26 Jul 18
The moves come after a Mainland biotech firm falsified data for its shots.
Air pollution in West Hong Kong is still in the red
20 Jul 18
Ozone (O3) levels have hit their highest point in the twenty years.
Mainland-based Ascletis Pharma launches IPO in Hong Kong's first pre-profit biotech listing
18 Jul 18
The firm is selling 224.1 million shares at $12 to $16 apiece.
Hong Kong's sickly public healthcare system reaches breaking point
18 Jul 18
Despite accounting for 90% of the city’s patients, public hospitals only employ 40% of the SAR’s doctors.
China turns to “internet hospitals” as healthcare demand shoots up
4 Jul 18
Tech startups are the biggest winners.
Hong Kong medical inflation to hit 8.4% in 2018
20 Jun 18
Diagnostics for cancer-related illnesses are pushing costs up.
Chinese medical tourists are exhausting local HPV cancer drug supply
14 Jun 18
An estimated 2m Chinese have come to Hong Kong to receive the shot in past two years.
Alibaba sells medical assets to Hong Kong arm for $10.6b
29 May 18
Alibaba Health Information Technology will control the Tmall and adult products business.
US biotech firm mulls Hong Kong IPO following bourse reform
11 May 18
Stealth BioTherapeutics is reportedly seeking around $200m for its public debut.
Hua Medicine targets IPO amidst wider market access for biotech firms
12 Mar 18
The deal for the Shanghai-based diabetes drug developer could raise as much $300m.
Public healthcare system thrives amidst staggering surplus
12 Mar 18
Recurrent expenditure on healthcare grew by an average of 7% over the past decade.
Amazon-backed cancer detection firm mulls Hong Kong IPO
2 Mar 18
Grail boasts of a wide range of blockbuster investors including Tencent and Bill Gates.
Nearly half of bosses urge greater private sector involvement in healthcare
22 Feb 18
They believe this can enhance services particularly for the elderly.
More sales jobs up for grabs in Hong Kong's life sciences sector
12 Feb 18
Salaries are also set to rise amidst stronger industry demand.
Shanghai Henlius Biotech eyes Hong Kong IPO
5 Feb 18
This comes amidst the bourse reform plan allowing the listing of pre-profit biotech companies.
Hong Kong's bourse reform plan seeks to tap on Chinese drug stocks
29 Jan 18
SEHK is considering opening up the exchange to allow pre-profit biotech companies to list.
Investors still flock to Hong Kong's IPO market despite lacklustre year
10 Jan 18
Bloomberg reports that the recent IPO of Chinese eye-clinic drew the highest retail participation in 11 years.
Beyond Ventures, Alibaba inject $312.31m in genetics firm
18 Oct 17
Prenetics is raising money to use on digital health infrastructure.
Hong Kong recruits more part-time doctors amidst manpower shortage
31 Jul 17
Over 300 doctors are now part-timers at public hospitals.
Hong Kong mulls over measures to meet surging healthcare demand
18 Jul 17
Demand for public hospital services will be on peak this summer.
Hong Kong is suffering medical manpower dearth
19 Jun 17
Shortage will come in just 10 years' time.
Private healthcare industry to be regulated
15 Jun 17
The bill will be gazetted on June 16.
Hong Kong plans to revamp old hospitals
13 Jun 17
This is to cut waiting time for patients.
Public healthcare fees in Hong Kong to rise for the first time in 14 years
23 May 17
The fees and charges for private patients will also be revised.
Hospital Authority's annual recurrent provision gets $2b boost
17 May 17
It will now be provided with $54.4b.
Only 1 in 10 Hong Kongers think they are financially secure
28 Apr 17
Most people are not preparing for the future as they don't regard themselves as "old".
47% of Hong Kong millennials are unsatisfied with the public health system
27 Apr 17
37% of older people have the same sentiments.
Hong Kong's silver population is catching up to Japan
17 Feb 17
2.4m Hong Kongers will be over 65 years old by 2035.
Medicine spending in Hong Kong to grow from $9.6b in 2016 to $13.4b by 2021
27 Jan 17
That is a CAGR of 6.5%.
The doctor is in: App lets you book with just a click
9 Dec 16
The app has a current database of 6,000 medical practitioners.
The face of the Internet of Things in healthcare
10 Aug 16
As the development of Internet of Things (IoT) continues to mature, we see these new technological advances are...
Insurance companies are dead set to boost hiring of medically experienced professionals
27 May 16
They are vying for bigger market shares.
Drug expenditure in Hong Kong doubled to HKD4.3b
12 Apr 16
How will the 2016 budget affect this?
44% of Hong Kong women are unprepared for a 'comfortable' retirement
11 Mar 15
It's an acute problem of Asia in general.
A healthy body brought by MENCE
22 Jan 15
Taking home the award for Best Men’s Anti-Aging and Weight Management, MENCE is about much more than helping clients achieve their desired...
Macau government enforces smoking ban on all mass areas
7 Oct 14
It could affect overall GGR.
Fast facts about Hong Kong's healthcare system
19 Sep 14
One of the bests, investment-wise.
Illegal cigarette activities taken down a notch
16 Sep 14
Many thanks to strict enforcement action.
Live lively, the way to enjoy beauty and the quality of life
1 Mar 14
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but creating that beauty is all within the powers of women.
Bird flu shuts wholesale market
28 Jan 14
20,000 birds will be destroyed.

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