Hospital Authority Receives 30 Million Donation to Set Up Two Cataract Operating Theatres

On 20 October 2026, according to a press release from the Information Services Department and a report by Radio Television Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority received a total donation of HK$30 million from Sino Group and the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation to set up two dedicated cataract operating theatres at the current site of the Day Medical Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The related works began in August this year and are expected to come into operation in the fourth quarter of next year; once operational, they will provide high-volume day cataract surgery services to increase surgical capacity and shorten patient waiting times. The government press release also said the Hospital Authority will develop Hong Kong's first integrated day hospital in King's Park, with the cataract surgery centre providing about 5,500 cases a year. Earlier reports did not mention the specific terms of the donation agreement, the detailed scale of the operating theatres or the expected service volume, while the subsequent government press release added the figure of about 5,500 cases a year.

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