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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL 財務報表附註
STATEMENTS

1. The Hospital Authority 1. 醫院管理局

(a) Background （a） 背景

The Hospital Authority (“HA”) and its subsidiaries are collectively 在綜合財務報表中，醫院管理局（「醫管局」）
referred to as the “Group” in the consolidated financial statements. 及其附屬機構統稱為「集團」。醫管局於
HA is a statutory body established in Hong Kong on 1 December 一九九零年十二月一日根據《醫院管理局條
1990 under the Hospital Authority Ordinance (Cap.113). The 例》（第113章）成立為法定團體。《醫院管理
Hospital Authority Ordinance provides HA with the powers to 局條例》賦予醫管局管理及掌管香港公立
manage and control the delivery of public hospital services in Hong 醫院服務的權力。根據《醫院管理局條例》，
Kong. Under the Hospital Authority Ordinance, HA is responsible 醫管局的主要工作如下：
amongst other matters for the following:

• advising the Government of the Hong Kong Special • 就公眾對醫院服務之需求及所需之資源，
Administrative Region (the “Government”) of the needs of the 向香港特別行政區政府（「政府」）提供
public for hospital services and of the resources required to 意見；
meet those needs;

• managing and developing the public hospital system; • 管理及發展公立醫院系統；

• recommending to the Secretary for Food and Health appropriate • 就公眾使用醫院服務須繳付的費用，向食
policies on fees for the use of hospital services by the public; 物及衞生局局長建議恰當的政策；

• establishing public hospitals; and • 設立公立醫院；及

• promoting, assisting and taking part in education and training • 促進、協助及參與為從事或將會從事醫院
of persons involved or to be involved in hospital services or 服務或其他與公共衞生相關服務之人士的
other services relevant to the health of the public, and research 教育及培訓，以及有關醫院服務的科研。
relating to hospital services.

HA formally took over the management and control of all public 醫管局於一九九一年十二月正式接手管理及
hospitals in December 1991 including the ex-Government hospitals 掌管本港所有公立醫院，包括前政府醫院及
and ex-subvented hospitals as set out in Schedule 1 and Schedule 前補助醫院，詳細醫院名單分別載於《醫院
2 of the Hospital Authority Ordinance respectively. 管理局條例》附表1及2。

For Schedule 1 hospitals, pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Hospital 就附表1的醫院，根據《醫院管理局條例》第
Authority Ordinance, an agreement was subsequently entered into 5（a）條，政府與醫管局其後在二零一一年六
between the Government and HA on 3 June 2011 (“Agreement”), under 月三日達成協議（「協議」），雙方同意由醫管
which the Government and HA agreed that HA shall be responsible 局管理及掌管有關的政府土地（包括所有在
for managing and controlling the government lands (including all 政府土地上落成的新物業）及建於其上的醫
new properties built on government lands) and the hospitals, clinics, 院、診療所、設施、建築物及樓宇（按協議
facilities, buildings and premises established thereon (as set out in 附件 A 所載統稱「物業」），以及物業內的設
Annex A of the Agreement and referred to as “Properties”), as well as 施和設備（按協議附件 B 所載），物業的擁有
the facilities and amenities (as set out in Annex B of the Agreement) 權仍歸政府所有。
that may be provided on the Properties. The ownership of the
Properties continues to be held by the Government.

For Schedule 2 hospitals, HA entered into agreements with 就附表2的醫院，醫管局與個別前補助醫
individual governing bodies of the ex-subvented hospitals which 院的管治機構達成協議，容許醫管局於
allowed HA to assume ownership of some operating assets as at 一九九一年十二月一日接收一些營運資產的
1 December 1991 and to manage and control other assets, the 擁有權，以及管理和掌管其他擁有權仍屬於
ownership of which remains with the individual governing bodies. 個別管治機構的資產。

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