The Hospital Authority (HA) today (May 11) announced that the eight Designated Clinics for COVID-19 confirmed cases (see Appendix) will cease operation on May 12 and resume to provide the services of General Out-patient Clinics (GOPCs) on May 13 subsequently. 

Taking into consideration of the service demand for GOPC services and the recent development of epidemic situation, the HA will cease operation of the Designated Clinics for COVID-19 confirmed cases and resume the services of GOPC by phases. Following the resumption of some GOPC services earlier, eight Designated Clinics will cease operation on May 12 and resume the services of GOPCs on May 13 after thorough disinfection and cleaning. In addition, Tsing Yi Cheung Hong GOPC will resume night clinic service on the same day.

Fifteen Designated Clinics will continue to provide service and support for the confirmed patients in the community (see Appendix). Patients and their carers can make an appointment with a Designated Clinic by calling the selected Designated Clinic during the booking and service hours or booking via the “Book DC” function in the HA’s one-stop mobile app “HA Go”.

The HA will communicate the service arrangement to the public and patients through different channels, including the display of notices at prominent places of the clinics, public media announcement, the publicity of the service arrangement via the HA website and to contact individual patients requiring follow-up, to ensure that members of public and patients are informed of the relevant service arrangement.