A dataset listing certified plans under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) has been uploaded to DATA.GOV.HK, maintained by the VHIS Office and updated as required. Certified plans refer to individual hospitalisation insurance plans (IHIPs) approved by the Health Bureau and meeting VHIS standards, divided into standard plans and flexible plans.
DATA.GOV.HK includes a list of insurance companies participating in the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) and offering Health Bureau-certified individual hospital insurance products. The data is updated as needed and maintained by the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme Office. The relevant dataset was published on the CSDI platform in 11/2024.
Heal Fertility, a reproductive centre in Central, Hong Kong, has been approved to resume all 17 treatment services covered by its licence on Tuesday, after most services were suspended due to errors in handling embryo biopsy samples from two patients. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology said on Monday that members reviewed follow-up inspection results and confirmed the clinic had implemented improvement measures.
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衞生署衞生防護中心公布一名10歲男童染甲型(H1)流感併發休克，正於威爾斯親王醫院兒童深切治療部留醫，情況嚴重。他未接種2026/27年度季節性流感疫苗。9月開學後已錄得近350宗學校流感樣疾病爆發，影響超過2,000人。
希愈生殖醫學中心獲人類生殖科技管理局批准，明日起全面恢復治療服務，管理局指上月突擊視察後信納中心已落實各項補救及改善措施。民建聯立法會議員林琳認為事件表面證據指向個別員工操守問題，並期望《生殖科技及胚胎研究實務守則》的檢討盡快完成，將事故通報機制與《日間醫療中心實務守則》看齊，識別重要風險事件後須於24小時內呈報。
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人類生殖科技管理局批准希愈生殖醫學中心周二起全面恢復服務。中心早前因胚胎活檢組織樣本錯配事件被暫停14項治療服務，管理局經實地視察確認改善措施已落實，主要涉事人員已離職。中心表示已實行雙人覆核，儲存罐須兩名胚胎學家指紋驗證才能開啟。
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衞生防護中心表示，10歲男童感染甲型流感併發休克，留醫威爾斯親王醫院兒童深切治療部，情況嚴重。男童過往健康良好，初步調查顯示他未接種本年度季節性流感疫苗。六月底至今累計22宗兒童流感嚴重個案，開學後近350宗學校流感爆發報告，影響逾2000人。
'Electronics King' Ku Ming-kuen and 5 alumni filed a lawsuit alleging that Pui Ching Primary School's alumni association made misrepresentations, claiming it obtained donations of over $30 million in the name of renovating a teaching building. The case began trial at the High Court today. The plaintiffs allege that most of the building's area is occupied by Pui Ching Professional College, and that 10 floors of the new building cannot be used for primary school purposes. The alumni association has returned Ku Ming-kuen's donation, and the plaintiffs continue to pursue whether charitable trusts were violated.
The Department of Health said the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulator has confirmed that HK Fertility Centre has implemented remedial and improvement measures, approving the centre to fully resume all 17 treatment services covered by its licence from tomorrow, and lifting the order suspending the acceptance of new patients. The centre was previously ordered to suspend accepting new patients over a risk of mismatched embryo and medical tissue samples. The regulator said sample handling procedures have been refined, staff training strengthened, and laboratory management and security systems enhanced, while the main personnel involved have left their posts.
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方東昇、黃曉瑩、李嘉嘉主持的新節目《醫生，你有病？》由10月5日起逢周一至五晚九點半翡翠台播出，首集個案為精神科專科醫生丁錫全。丁錫全1991年中大內外全科醫學士畢業，本身有抽動症、口吃及讀寫障礙，並有份創辦香港特殊學習障礙協會。節目安排他挑戰中英文生字基準試，他以「拆件式」記憶法重組文字逐一答題。
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本輯提要以啟德醫院周一起分階段啟用為主線，首日350個街症名額爆滿，院方稱運作暢順後會逐步增加名額。其餘條目包括愛知縣亞運籌備爭議、上環文武廟被網民稱仙界勞工處、田納西州女囚行刑失敗後懲教署長請辭，以及東航就空姐下跪事件向公安機關報案。
The fertility centre will resume all services from Tuesday. The centre had earlier been involved in an embryo biopsy tissue sample mix-up incident, leading to the suspension of 14 treatment services; after an on-site inspection, the Authority confirmed that the centre had improved its internal sample handling procedures, installed closed-circuit television and biometric authentication systems, and that the main personnel involved had left and staff training had been supplemented. The Authority will continue to closely monitor the centre's performance.
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人類生殖科技管理局批准希愈生殖醫學中心由明日起全面恢復牌照涵蓋的17項治療服務，衞生署同步解除暫停接收生殖科技程序新症的指令。該中心7月發生胚胎活檢樣本錯配後被暫停其中14項服務，管理局突擊視察後信納各項補救及改善措施已落實，主要涉事人員已離職。
Why read this: 文中列出錯配事件後被暫停的14項服務與這次獲批恢復的17項服務，可核對中心整改範圍與處置進度。
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一名10歲男童感染甲型流感併發休克，留醫威爾斯醫院兒童深切治療部，情況嚴重，他尚未接種流感疫苗。衞生防護中心指6月底至今累計錄得22宗兒童流感嚴重個案，九月開學後已錄得近350宗學校流感樣疾病爆發，影響超過2000人。
Why read this: 報導交代男童由發病到入院的時間線，並列出近月兒童嚴重個案與學校爆發數字，方便讀者對照流感風險。
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衞生署十月五日宣布解除希愈生殖醫學中心暫停接收生殖科技程序新症的指令，中心明日起可全面恢復接收新症。人類生殖科技管理局確認中心已落實補救及改善措施，批准其由十月六日起恢復牌照涵蓋的17項治療服務。中心早前未有在識別重要風險事件後24小時內呈報，衞生署上月初已完成調查。
Why read this: 公報交代了解除暫停新症指令的條件與恢復日期，並交代中心此前未有在24小時內呈報風險事件的違規背景。
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衞生防護中心十月五日錄得一宗兒童流感嚴重個案，10歲男童確診甲型（H1）流感併發休克，在威爾斯親王醫院兒童深切治療部留醫、情況嚴重，他未接種本年度流感疫苗。自六月底起累計22宗兒童嚴重個案，九月開學後錄得近350宗學校流感樣疾病爆發，影響超過2 000人。
Why read this: 公報列出六月底至今兒童嚴重個案的累計宗數與轉歸，以及開學後學校爆發的宗數和影響人數，家長可據此評估風險。
The first phase of Kai Tak Hospital began providing services today (5th). Secretary for Health and Wellness Prof Lo Chung-mau visited the hospital in the afternoon and described the journey from the Government Headquarters in Admiralty to the hospital as convenient. Responding to some members of the public who called for more direct bus routes, he said the public would need time to adapt to the hospital's new location, and reiterated that Kai Tak Hospital will become the largest public hospital in Hong Kong.
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上星期本港新增兩宗退伍軍人病個案，今年累計錄得153宗。一名是住南區、有長期病患的67歲男病人，屬社區感染；另一名是55歲女病人，潛伏期內曾到內地，屬輸入個案。衞生防護中心指初步調查顯示兩宗都屬散發個案，未有資料顯示與其他確診個案有流行病學關連。
Secretary for Health and Social Care Lo Chung-mau inspected Kai Tak Hospital and said services from Queen Elizabeth Hospital would be progressively relocated to Kai Tak Hospital, with consideration given to patients' adaptation and adjustments to appointment times during the process, adopting a gradual approach that starts with lower-risk items. The family medicine outpatient service starting today is in a "trial period", providing 350 slots per day, after which specialist outpatient, allied health and diagnostic imaging services will be gradually expanded.
Why read this: The announcement sets out the pace of relocation and the 350 daily slots for family medicine outpatient services starting today, enabling readers to check the scope and timing of services.
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂十月五日下午視察啟德醫院首日運作，當日先開家庭醫學門診350個名額，約兩至三個星期後加入專科門診及專職醫療，門診服務量或增至接近2 000人次。啟德醫院設2 400張病床，較伊利沙伯醫院多近500張，急症室擴大三倍。伊利沙伯醫院將於未來一年多逐步搬遷服務，其後改裝為香港第一家日間綜合醫院。
Why read this: 局長交代了首日只開家庭醫學門診350個名額的分階段安排，以及啟德醫院2 400張病床的規模，讀者可據此判斷何時能用到相關服務。
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衞生防護中心公布九月二十七日至十月三日錄得兩宗退伍軍人病個案，涉及67歲南區男病人和55歲曾到中國內地的女病人。初步調查屬散發個案，截至十月三日今年153宗，2025年及2024年分別167及135宗。中心提醒市民保養供水系統，免疫力弱人士應以無菌水或煮沸的水飲用刷牙。
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本港猴痘個案自今年8月起顯著上升，今年累計錄得29宗，其中20宗為8月以來新增。衞生防護中心傳染病處主任歐家榮指，個案以本地感染為主、全部為男男性接觸者，6成稱曾透過交友程式尋陌生性伴，令追蹤困難；中心已增設疫苗接種中心並加強宣傳。
Kai Tak Hospital began phased opening today, with the Comprehensive Family Medicine Centre the first to come into service, and the hospital described first-day operations as generally smooth. The centre will initially provide 350 consultation slots per day, and the hospital plans to add specialist outpatient services on the 26th of this month and move into internal medicine on the 12th of next month. There is currently no accident and emergency department in the hospital; patients may seek treatment at Queen Mary Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital and United Christian Hospital.
Why read this: Lists the Family Medicine Centre's initial daily quota of 350 appointments, as well as the expansion arrangements on the 26th of this month and the 12th of next month, so that the public can check follow-up and consultation arrangements.
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香港最大公立醫院啟德醫院在九龍灣啟用，首階段提供普通科門診，家庭醫學綜合中心首日預約已滿。醫院全面運作後設2,400張病床、5座大樓及37個手術室，將取代設有2,018張病床的伊利沙伯醫院。急症室及其餘專科服務於2028年第二階段投入。
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啟德醫院5日起投入服務，首階段每日提供350個家庭醫學門診名額，其中250個為新症。醫管局表示首日運作順暢，未接獲特別投訴。有病人不滿交通安排，且因院方暫未提供X光檢查，需再到伊利沙伯醫院檢查。
Kai Tak Hospital begins phased commissioning today, with the Family Medicine Integrated Centre the first to come into operation, initially providing about 350 consultation slots per day. Chief Executive Cheung Fuk-chi said the first morning was broadly smooth, and from the 26th of this month some existing cases in surgery, neurosurgery and clinical oncology will transfer in, with about 500 follow-up visits per day.
Why read this: The article lists the first departments transferring to Kai Tak Hospital and the timetable, allowing follow-up patients to check when they should switch to the new hospital, and also sets out the initial daily quota of about 350 slots at the family medicine clinic.
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啟德醫院10月5日首日啟用，專科門診大樓家庭醫學綜合中心率先提供街症服務，首日350個名額，有病人指看診流程暢順。院方指運作暢順後會逐步增加名額。運輸署安排醫院區10條專營巴士及六條專線小巴路線，另設復康巴士穿梭港鐵啟德及樂富站。
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超過1,700名家長、學生及教育界人士出席9月19日於香港海洋公園萬豪酒店舉行的國際學校教育展・香港島2026。展覽有46所學校及教育顧問參與，提供收生、課程及大學申請指引。五場家長講座與10場學校資訊環節的講者強調，教育不應由恐懼驅動。
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啟德醫院專科門診大樓10月5日起分階段投入服務，家庭醫學綜合中心每日提供350個街症名額，首日預約已爆滿。大樓藥劑部每日可處理3200張處方，抽血站配備公立醫院首個自動血液樣本運輸系統。伊利沙伯醫院部分舊症本月26日起轉往啟德。
Secretary for Health and Welfare Lo Chung-mau said that if misinformation affects the younger generation from joining the nursing profession, Hong Kong will have to bear this "bitter fruit" in future. The 99 per cent hiring rate he cited was questioned as old 2025 data. In this year's first round of recruitment completed in June, the Hospital Authority received about 3,000 applications from fresh graduates and issued about 2,200 job offers, a hiring rate of about 73.3 per cent.
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衞生防護中心指本年累計29宗猴痘個案，包括22宗本地及7宗輸入，其中20宗為8月以來新增。傳染病處主任歐家榮表示，六成感染者經交友程式尋找陌生性伴侶，令接觸者追蹤困難。中心已在大樓增設疫苗接種中心，呼籲市民保留性伴侶聯絡方法。
Why read this: 可核對本年累計29宗、8月以來新增20宗的個案分布，並了解六成經交友程式尋找性伴侶令追蹤受阻的細節。
The University of Hong Kong is seeking to secure more laboratory space in the Northern Metropolis university city to expand research capacity and attract talent. Anderson Shum Ho-cheung, who took up the post of Vice-President for Research in August, also called on the government to increase funding, noting that research funding applications take time and the return on investment may be slow.
Kai Tak Hospital begins phased commissioning today, with the first phase including the specialist outpatient building and the oncology building, which will be the first to provide general outpatient services. Legislative Council member Yeung Wing-kit said some buses directly serving the hospital run only once every 30 minutes, and suggested that as foot traffic increases, the frequency be raised to every 10 to 15 minutes.
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岑浩璋相隔兩年重返港大，出任主管研究的副校長，將聚焦前沿科研轉化落地並協調「政產學研投」跨界合作。他冀港大進駐北都大學城，以擴大教研和實驗室用地、吸引優質人才匯聚。被問政府提供的100億元興建大學城貸款是否足夠，他稱相信政府和大學領導層會再討論，亦會留意河套香港園區與內地打通人流、物流、資金流和數據流帶來的科研機遇。
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研究資助局（RGC）以競爭形式向8間資助大學發放「研究用途補助金」，2024/25學年撥款總額15.4億元。補助金由政府2009年成立的「研究基金」投資收益支撐，當中設「優配研究金」支持年輕臨牀醫學人員做臨牀研究，並津貼參與研究的本科生。
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第六屆「香港移植及透析人士運動會」本月16至19號舉行，參賽者年齡6至94歲，主辦單位中國香港移植運動協會已舉行啟動禮。副醫衛局長范婉雯在場表示，中央器官捐贈登記名冊有超過42萬名市民登記，每日仍有超過2000個患者等待合適器官，呼籲市民積極登記。
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建造業議會在上水院校設「世界技能大賽培訓基地」，配備與國際賽事接軌的訓練設施、專業工具及歷屆賽題，讓選手在最真實的模擬場景提升技術水平。兩年一度的世界技能大賽上月底在上海閉幕，建造業議會與機電署共派出13名選手出戰，奪得4個獎項。參加鋪瓦項目的全球唯一女選手戴心怡接受近一年專業鋪瓦訓練後，在選拔賽取得參賽資格。
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啟德醫院家庭醫學綜合中心今日起啟用，初期每日提供350個家庭醫學診症預約名額，首日名額已爆滿。伊利沙伯醫院專科門診服務將分批轉至啟德醫院，該院預計本月下旬起分階段展開專科門診，並引入多項智慧醫療設施。
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港大防止自殺研究中心指15歲以下學童自殺率由2024年的0.9升至2025年的2.9，男童個案由1宗增至14宗，2022至2025年有32%個案來自Band 1A傳統名校。作者接觸的名校生個案包括鬼剃頭、濕疹遭同學嘲笑、狂咬指甲，一名女生轉校九個月後濕疹不藥而癒；「學校因素」在學童自殺成因中佔37.3%。
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十月是乳癌防治宣傳月，營養師提醒乳癌患者治療期間按療法調整飲食：化療期宜少食多餐，並多進食雞蛋、雞肉、魚、豆腐等食物以維持體力及提升免疫力。白血球下降時應避開壽司、流心蛋、沙律等生食，西柚、加工肉及酒精亦應避免。