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authors: Tamayo Velázquez MI ,Simón Lorda P, Bernal Solano, M.
last update: 04/05/2012
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Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港) is one of two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of the
People's Republic of China (PRC). Hong Kong became a colony of the British
after the First Opium War (1839–42) until 1997 when China resumed sovereignity.
A city-state situated
on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China
Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. With a
land mass of 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) and a population of seven million people,
Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Hong Kong's population
is 95 percent ethnic Chinese and 5 percent from other groups.
A complete description of Hong Kong Health Care system is available
online at: http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/health/hosp/overview.htm
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is currently no specific regulation to advance directives in Hong Kong. However, under the existing Common Law an individual
may, while capable, give directions as to his future health care once he no
longer has the capacity to make such decisions. Those directions (advance
directives) will be recognised as valid if they are sufficiently clear and are
not challenged on the grounds of, for instance, incapacity or undue influence. The
Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance provides a procedure whereby a power of
attorney can continue after the donor becomes mentally incapacitated. However, this person can only confer on
the attorney authority to act in relation to the property and financial affairs
of the donor. It is of no avail in
relation to consent to medical treatment. The Hong Kong Law Reform
Commission (HKLRC) (available online at http://www.hkreform.gov.hk), following an earlier consultation paper
issued in July 2004, released its final report on “Substitute Decision-making and Advance
Directives in Relation to Medical Treatment” (Available online at http://www.hkreform.gov.hk/en/publications/rdecision.htm) on 16 August 2006. This
report considers five options to reform the law: A: Extend the existing scope of enduring powers of
attorney B: Create welfare or continuing powers of attorney C: Expand the functions of the Guardianship Board D: Provide a legislative basis for advance directives E: Retain the existing law and promote the concept of
advance directives by non-legislative means. The
report concludes that the last of these options should be adopted, and that the
concept of advance directives should be promoted initially by non-legislative
means. The report puts forward a
model form of advance directive and recommends that the Government and relevant
organisations should take steps to promote public awareness and understanding
of the concept of advance directives.
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directives exists in Hong Kong, and the Commission has decided not to recommend
its establishment, since the essence of the Commission’s proposals is that the
existence and terms of a patient’s advance directive are non-mandatory. As a result, it is not possible to
provide any estimate of the number of advance directives which have been
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¿Qué es la Declaración de Voluntad Vital Anticipada?
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Research projects
Publications
Ting FH, Mok E. Advance directives and life-sustaining treatment:
attitudes of Hong Kong Chinese elders with chronic disease. Hong Kong Med J.
2011 Apr;17(2):105-11. Chu LW, Luk JK, Hui E, Chiu PK, Chan CS, Kwan F, Kwok T, Lee D, Woo J.
Advance directive and end-of-life care preferences among Chinese nursing home residents
in Hong Kong. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2011 Feb;12(2):143-52. Siu MW, Cheung TY, Chiu MM, Kwok TY, Choi WL, Lo TK, Ting WM, Yu PH,
Cheung, CY, Wong JG, Shua SE. The preparedness of Hong Kong medical students
towards advance directives and end-of-life issues. East Asian Arch Psychiatry.
2010 Dec;20(4):155-62. Hui EC. The best interests of mentally
incapacitated patients without a living will. Hong
Kong Med J. 2008 Feb;14(1):78-80. Hui EC. The living will—pitfalls,
benefits and a way forward. Hong Kong Med J. 2007
Dec;13(6):493-5 TCY Kwok. Advance directives in
relation to medical treatment. Asian J
Gerontol Geriatr 2006; 1(2): 65 Liu A. Legal recognition of advance
refusal needed. Hong
Kong Med J. 2005 Apr;11(2):133-4 Advance directive: a case for hong
kong. J HK Geriotr
Soc 2000;10:99-101
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