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Hospital Authority
The Hospital Authority is a statutory body managing all the government hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is under the governance of its board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Health of the Hong Kong Government. Its chairman is Henry Fan. History Before the establishment of the Hospital Authority, all health and medical issues were under the management of the Medical and Health Department. In 1990, a new health administration system was introduced as part of the 1989 reforms. The establishment of the Authority served to rebuild state capacity amid the emergence of party politics in Hong Kong. The department became the Department of Health and in 1991, the management of all the public hospitals was passed to a new statutory body, the Hospital Authority, which was established on 1 December 1990 under the Hospital Authority Ordinance. In 2003, the General Outpatient Clinics of Department of Health were transferred to the authority. Hospital clusters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governmental Organization
A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an Administration (government), administration. There is a notable variety of agency types. Although usage differs, a government agency is normally distinct both from a department or Ministry (government department), ministry, and other types of public body established by government. The functions of an agency are normally executive in character since different types of organizations (''such as commissions'') are most often constituted in an advisory role — this distinction is often blurred in practice however, it is not allowed. A government agency may be established by either a national government or a state government within a federal system. Agencies can be established by legislation or by executive powers. The autonomy, indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong East Cluster
Hong Kong East Cluster () is one of the seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of seven public hospitals and 12 general outpatient clinics to provide public healthcare services for the population of Eastern, Wan Chai and Islands Districts (except North Lantau). In mid-2012, the population was 825,400. The current Cluster chief executive is Dr. Luk Che-chung. Services Hong Kong East Cluster operates the following seven hospitals of various capabilities to provide a range of acute, convalescent, rehabilitation and infirmary in-patient and ambulatory care services to the public in the areas of Eastern, Wan Chai and Islands Districts (except North Lantau). * Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok *Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital *Ruttonjee Hospital * St. John Hospital * Tang Shiu Kin Hospital *Tung Wah Eastern Hospital Tung Wah Eastern Hospital is a charitable rehabilitation hospital located at Causeway Bay and operated by the Tung Wah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Tong District, Kwun Tong to its southeast, Kowloon City District, Kowloon City to its southwest, Sai Kung District, Sai Kung to its east, and Sha Tin to its north. Geography The district contains the areas of Diamond Hill, Wang Tau Hom, Lok Fu, Chuk Yuen (Wong Tai Sin District), Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin, Tsz Wan Shan, , Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Hung Estate, Choi Hung and Choi Wan, an area that includes several major List of public housing estates in Hong Kong, public housing estates. Demographics Wong Tai Sin District has a population of 444,630 (2001 figures). The district has the least educated residents with the lowest income, the oldest residents and the second highest population density. Over 85% of the district's resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon and cut through by Boundary Street. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon. It borders all the other districts in Kowloon, with Kwun Tong District, Kwun Tong district to the east, Wong Tai Sin District, Wong Tai Sin district to its northeast, Sham Shui Po District, Sham Shui Po district to its northwest, and Yau Tsim Mong District, Yau Tsim Mong district to its southwest. Kowloon City district covers about 1,000 hectares, and is mainly a residential area; most of its people live in private sector housing, including old tenement buildings, private residential developments and low-rise villas; the rest of them mainly live in public rental housing and the Home Ownership Scheme estates. It is the only district that in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road. Geographically, Tsim Sha Tsui is a cape (geography), cape on the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula pointing towards Victoria Harbour, opposite Central, Hong Kong, Central. Several villages had been established in this location before Kowloon Convention of Peking, was ceded to the British Empire in 1860. The name ''Tsim Sha Tsui'' in Cantonese language, Cantonese means ''sharp spit (landform), sandspit''. It was also known as Heung Po Tau (), i.e. a port for exporting Aquilaria sinensis, incense tree. Tsim Sha Tsui is a Tourism in Hong Kong, major tourist hub in Hong Kong, with many high-end shops, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Name ''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee. ''Yau'' (wikt:油, 油) literally means "oil", ''Ma'' (wikt:麻, 麻 or wikt:蔴, 蔴) can either refer to "sesame" or "jute", and ''Tei'' (地) means "field" or "open ground". Hence, ''Yau Ma Tei'' can be interpreted to mean either "oil-sesame field" or "oil and jute ground". This dual-interpretation is perhaps the reason for there being two explanations for the origin of the place name.Architectural Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mong Kok
Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. As one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong, Mong Kok is characterised by a mixture of old and new multi-story buildings, with shops and restaurants at street level, and commercial or residential units above. Major industries in Mong Kok are retail, restaurants (including fast food) and entertainment. It has been described and portrayed in films as an area in which Triad (organized crime), triads run bars, nightclubs, and massage parlor, massage parlours. With its extremely high population density of , Mong Kok was described as the busiest district in the world by the ''Guinness World Records''. Name Until 1930, the area was called Mong Kok Tsui (). The current English name is a transliteration of its older Chinese name (; ), or (; ), which is named for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowloon Central Cluster
The Kowloon Central Cluster () is one of the seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of nine public hospitals, one institutions and thirteen general outpatient clinics to provide public healthcare services for the population of Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon City and Wong Tai Sin. Services Kowloon Central Cluster operates the following nine hospitals of various capabilities to provide a range of acute, convalescent, rehabilitation, and infirmary inpatient and ambulatory care services to the public in the areas of Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon City. *Kwong Wah Hospital *Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital * Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital * Hong Kong Eye Hospital *Kowloon Hospital Kowloon Hospital is a general care hospital located in Kowloon City District, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The complex was built on land between Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road. The hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern District, Hong Kong
The Southern District is one of the Districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the largest part of the island. It had a population of 274,994 in 2016. Geography The Southern District faces the South China Sea at the south, and is backed by hills and List of reservoirs in Hong Kong, reservoirs, designated as Conservation in Hong Kong, country parks, at the north. The eastern half of the district is semi-rural, with some of Hong Kong's most popular Beaches of Hong Kong, beaches. The western half of the district is partly residential and partly industrial. Residential areas The residents of Southern District vary from the demographics of Hong Kong#Chinese peoples, Chinese majority, resident minorities, to the community of expatriates. The eastern half containing areas such as Stanley, Hong Kong, Stanley and Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, Repulse Bay is especially popular among expatriates and affluent locals because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central And Western District
The Central and Western District (, ) located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated residents with the second highest income, and the third lowest population due to its relatively small size. Central, Hong Kong, Central is the central business district and the core urban area of Hong Kong. Western District covers Shek Tong Tsui, Kennedy Town, Sai Ying Pun, parts of Lung Fu Shan. History Central District, as Victoria, Hong Kong, Victoria City, was the first area of planned Urban planning, urban development in Hong Kong during the Colonial Hong Kong, colonial era. The United Kingdom, British held a land sale in June 1841, six months after the flag was raised at Possession Point. A total of 51 lots of land were sold to 23 merchant houses to build offices and warehouses. The property buyers included Dent & Co., Dent's, Jardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong West Cluster
Hong Kong West Cluster () is one of the seven hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of seven public hospitals, a rehabilitation centre and six general outpatient clinics to provide public healthcare services for the population of the Central and Western, and Southern Districts. In mid-2012, the population was 544,100. The current Cluster Chief Executive is Dr Theresa Li. Services Hong Kong West Cluster operates the following seven hospitals of various capabilities to provide a range of acute, convalescent, rehabilitation, and infirmary inpatient and ambulatory care services to the public in the areas of Central and Western, and Southern Districts. In mid-2012, the population of the areas was 544,100. * Grantham Hospital * MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre * Queen Mary Hospital * The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay * Tsan Yuk Hospital * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital *Tung Wah Hospital Hong Kong Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantau Island
Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District. Originally an island with fishing villages, it has been developed since the late 20th century with the construction of Tung Chung New Town on its north-western coast and the completion of several major infrastructure projects, including Lantau Link (1997), Hong Kong International Airport (1998), Hong Kong Disneyland (2005), and Ngong Ping 360 (2006). Geography With a land mass of , Lantau is the largest List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in Hong Kong, almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island. Lantau Island primarily consists of mountainous terrain. Lantau Peak () is the highest point of the island. It is L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
