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ong Kong’s medical system with basic first-aid knowledge. In re- Chinese medicine hospital in 2024.
is heavily subsidised by the ality, it is difficult to promote first-aid We listen to union representatives and
Hgovernment. Every resident education in school. practitioners about the functions of
has the basic right to enjoy quality The Good Samaritan Law has been the hospital, as well as their concerns
medical services. widely implemented in Western coun- on its management and mode of op-
According to 2018 Bloomberg tries to offer legal protection to people eration.
Health Care Efficiency Index, which who help in medical emergencies. We Apart from healthcare concerns,
took into account the lifespans of talk to scholars about the necessity of this issue also features a variety of sto-
citizens and the costs of healthcare enacting the Good Samaritan Law in ries, ranging from the difficulties in
services, Hong Kong had the world’s Hong Kong and how it can change so- accessing halal food and a profile on a
most efficient healthcare system. ciety’s perceptions on first aid. LGBT social worker to the bubble tea
But the structural problem of over- To alleviate the pressure on public craze. We hope you enjoy your read!
capacity has long existed in the public health system, it is becoming com-
medical sector. With increasing num- mon to employ foreign caregivers to
ber of patients, public hospitals in take care of the elderly. The govern-
Hong Kong are constantly overload- ment has introduced the concept of
ed, especially during peak flu seasons. “ageing-in-place” to allow seniors to
People have to wait for many hours to live in their homes as they age.
see a doctor. In response to this, foreign do-
These have raised doubts over mestic workers gradually take up the
whether patients can really obtain roles of caregivers at home. They can
timely access to medical treatments. receive proper medical training from
Society has to explore alternative fully-subsidised courses. However,
healthcare options to minimise reli- the public have little knowledge about
ance on public healthcare in Hong private foreign caregivers, according
Kong. to employment agencies.
We begin by discussing the signifi- In the meantime, the government
cance of first aid in our everyday lives. is considering resorting to Chinese
It has always been a race against time medicine to share the burden of the
when it comes to life-saving situations. existing medical system. Chief Execu-
To increase the chance of survival, tive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has Sarah Poon
general citizens should be equipped announced a plan to open the first Editor-in-chief

Varsity Magazine, Issue 151, April 2019

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