Roles
The Hospital Authority (HA) is a body corporate in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Its functions are stipulated in Section 4 (Chapter 113) of the Hospital Authority
Ordinance.
The Hospital Authority is responsible for:
| Managing and controlling public hospitals Advising the Government of the needs of the public for hospital services and of the resources required to meet those needs Managing and developing the public hospital system |
Recommending to the Secretary for Food and Health
appropriate policies on fees for the use of hospital
services by the public Establishing public hospitals Promoting, assisting and taking part in the education and training of persons involved in hospital or related services |

