Hospital authority appoints committee to review public hospital system governance, operations, and patient safety amid recent incidents.
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) announced today (July 2) that it has appointed a Review Committee on the Management of the Public Hospital System (the Committee) to review several recent incidents in connection with hospital operations and facilities, and conduct a comprehensive systemic review on the governance, appraisal, accountability, operations, risk control and compliance at HA Head Office, clusters, hospitals, service units/teams and staff levels.
The Committee will review the following aspects relating to quality and patient safety:
Membership of the Committee is as follows:
Chairman
Professor Fok Tai-fai
Members
Ms Sylvia Fung
Dr Lawrence Lai
Mr Daniel Lam
Dr David Lam
Dr Joseph Lui
Dr Lui Siu-fai
Mr Tim Pang
The HA expects the Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the systemic issues in public hospitals with a view to enhancing the quality of healthcare and patient safety. The establishment of the Committee embodies the HA's commitment to the continuous improvement of the public healthcare system. The Committee will put forward its recommendations to the HA Board within three months to ensure that public hospitals provide quality healthcare services to the public.
Lands department issues pre-sale consents for over 2,000 residential units in q2 2024, with more applications in process; public advised on purchase procedures.
The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (July 5) that four pre-sale consents for residential developments involving 2 142 residential units were issued in the second quarter of 2024.
Details of the above residential developments (two of which being phased developments) with pre-sale consents issued are as follows:
Expected year of completion |
Developments |
2024 |
One development in Happy Valley (123 units)
2025 |
Two phases of a development in Tuen Mun (1 323 units)
One phase of a development in Fanling (696 units)
The LandsD also issued one consent to assign in the second quarter, involving 1 658 residential units in one phased development in Tuen Mun.
As at June 30, 2024, 30 applications for pre-sale consent for residential developments involving 13 578 residential units were being processed. Details are as follows:
Expected year of completion |
No. of applications |
No. of residential units involved |
2024 |
6 |
308 |
2025 |
8 |
3 899 |
2026 |
9 |
5 656 |
2027 |
7 |
3 715 |
In addition, two applications for consent to assign involving 332 residential units and one non-residential unit respectively, as well as three applications for pre-sale consent for non-residential developments, were being processed.
Members of the public can obtain up-to-date information on consents issued for the past quarter and cases pending approval by visiting the LandsD website (www.landsd.gov.hk).
Intending purchasers are advised to study carefully the details of the development and the sale procedures, through information available from public advertisements, sales brochures and price lists released by the developer, before making a deposit for purchase. The sales brochure for a development also contains a summary of the provisions of the Deed of Mutual Covenant, including information on the common parts, the number of undivided shares assigned to each unit, the term of years for which the manager is appointed, the basis on which the management expenses are shared among the owners of the units, as well as a summary of the provisions of the government land grant, which intending purchasers are recommended to read carefully.
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