Roles
The Hospital Authority (HA) is a body corporate in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Its functions are stipulated in Section 4 of the Hospital Authority Ordinance (Chapter 113).
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
