Replies to LegCo questions
LCQ11: Uncommon disorders
Following is a question by the Dr Hon Fernando Cheung and a written reply by the
Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, in the Legislative Council
today (December 6):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council whether it knows, regarding the various
uncommon diseases listed in the table below, (i) the current number of patients
and (ii) the year in which the first case was confirmed? (Please refer to the
attached table.)
Reply:
President,
The clinical system of the Hospital Authority (HA) maintains data of diagnosis
of all of its patients, but does not maintain the statistical data according to
the categorisation of diseases mentioned in the Dr Hon Fernando Cheung’s
question.
The Government and the HA are very concerned about the well-being of all
patients, including patients with uncommon disorders. Clinical and healthcare
teams will provide appropriate care for patients based on their clinical
conditions and treatment needs.
Ends/Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:10
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LCQ11 Table