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End-of-life directives to go on eHealth as new law takes effect in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
Hongkongers will be able to upload orders specifying which life-sustaining treatments they do not wish to receive when terminally ill to the city’s electronic health record platform from next Friday, when the new law comes into effect. The move marks a significant step in formalising end-of-life care arrangements, more than 20 months after the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance was passed by lawmakers. “This legislation is a milestone for Hong Kong’s end-of-life care,” Dr...
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