Pregnant women from outside Hong Kong coming to Hong Kong to give birth have aroused public concern. Hong Kong Hospital Authority Chief Executive Leung Pak-yin said that public hospitals would not rule out stopping admitting pregnant women from outside Hong Kong next year. The quota arrangement for next year is expected to be announced next month; the delivery fee for pregnant women from other places to be rushed to the emergency room.
As for the quotas for private hospitals to accept mainland pregnant women, some obstetricians in private hospitals believe that no matter whether there are quotas in the end, they should be announced as soon as possible.
The Hospital Authority held a meeting on the 29th to discuss the work plan for the coming year. Liang Boran said that he has noticed the increased demand for obstetric services from local pregnant women and does not rule out that public hospitals will stop accepting non-local pregnant women to give birth in Hong Kong next year. After the Hong Kong government and private hospitals discuss how many non-local pregnant women they will treat next year, the Hospital Authority will not make a final decision until the end of next month. He pointed out that he is currently discussing with the Hong Kong government to adjust the emergency charges for non-local pregnant women, and the relevant investigation will be announced later. He also emphasized that priority would be given to meeting the needs of local pregnant women, otherwise he would not rule out stopping accepting mainland wives of Hong Kong residents.
In addition, the Private Hospital Association pointed out that the Hong Kong government originally planned to discuss with them this month, but there is still no news. Yu Qiwen, director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Union Hospital, said he was worried that private hospitals would not treat mainland pregnant women at all, leading to an increase in emergencies. Regardless of whether private hospitals have quotas for out-of-town pregnant women, they must be announced as soon as possible.
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