Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine has a rich cultural heritage & it is quite common in Hong Kong. By using herbs/natural resources, it is a traditional way to cure illness & for recovery.

Search for listed Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong:

www.cmchk.org.hk

Good habit

As a good habit, bring your blood donation card/blood type information with you & mark down your home-land doctor's contact information for keep in wallet. So in case that is any emergency, it is much more easier for get back overseas medical record/advise proper treatment .

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On the another hand, you should also keep those information of medical treatment which you have been suffered in Hong Kong, for examples: get doctor's name card/save extra pills/keep drug package ... etc. In case you find something wrong with your body after the trip, you can show your local doctor the information on hand for his tracking.

Condoms/Oral Contraceptives

Condoms are available in most supermarket/24-hours convenient store/personal care shop. You could also found oral contraceptives in some personal care shop/drug store. Remember to check their expiry date before purchasing.

Hospitals in Hong Kong

In case for serious health problems & must be sent to hospitals before leaving Hong Kong, hospitals in Hong Kong have provided good services & outstanding care with world-class standard. See if you have insurance to cover the charges/it is affordable, you could choose public/private hospital services. In general, public hospital services are acceptable & covered most basic need. For your information, visitors are required to pay HK$570 if they use the Accident and Emergency services in Hong Kong public hospitals. For ambulance service in urgent, please dial phone number: 999 to arrange it.
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Search for public hospitals in Hong Kong:

www.ha.org.hk
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Search for private hospitals in Hong Kong:

www.privatehospitals.org.hk

Clinics (Doctor/Dentist-Professional service)

Doctor/Dentist in clinic provides professional service. In gerenal, all of them could speak english & handle gerenal/common illness. Usually it will cost you around HK$250-$400 for professional charge with drugs per visit. Many of them open from 10/11 a.m. to 7/8 p.m. during weekday & to 1/2 p.m. during weekend. Clinics in some areas even provide 24-hours doctor consultant services.

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Doctor & Dentist are all called as "Doctor (written in Chinese: 醫生)" in general. In fact, dentist (written in Chinese: 牙醫）shall be specified as to provide dental services for our tooth (written in Chinese: 牙）. Usually clinics will show doctor/dentist's qualification at their front doors, so please read to make sure you are getting right services. You could also double confirm with the nurse first about the fee/charges & request a receipt if it is necessary for claim back insurance. 　

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Search for doctors in Hong Kong:

www.hkdoctors.org

Search for dentists in Hong Kong:

www.dchk.org.hk

Pharmacy / Medicine

For some simple cases, general drug for common illness likes: Painkilling/Cold/Vitamins/Anti-dizziness are easily to be found in supermarket/24-hours convenient store/personal care shop.

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For some pharmaceutical products, you may need some prove for purchasing. Patients should better consult their medical practitioner or pharmacist before the trip & advices on their medicines. For safe & good health, always purchase registered medicine from listed companies if in need.

Search for authorised dispensaries:
www.psdh.gov.hk

Being sick/feel ill during travel

In case you feel sick & not very well during in Hong Kong, you may need some help/care:

- Pharmacy / Medicine

- See doctor / dentist

- Sent to ER / hospital

Up to international standard, doctors/dentists/hospitals in Hong Kong provide western treatment & professional services to meet the need.

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For searching medical services on the map:

www.ypmap.com

Health issue

If you are concerning the health issue for travel Hong Kong, you are welcome to read those updated information by Health Department of Hong Kong:

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www.travelhealth.gov.hk

Take care of:

1) Air
In the city heart & by the roadside, dusts & without lot of fresh air may make you feel dizzy; Don’t stay too long next to a busy roadside during busy hours.

2) Food
Pay attention of the hygiene condition when you are enjoying seafood or roadside stall food; Use your common sense & judge; Need to boil or cook through for safe to eat.

3) Sunshine
If you will stay in outside for long especially during sunny daytime, it is good to wear a hat & sunglasses; Bring sunscreen lotion for skin protection & bottle of water for refreshing.