Prime Highlights:
- Hong Kong is rapidly expanding its healthcare network with major new hospitals and upgrades across the city.
- These projects aim to reduce waiting times, improve services, and attract patients from across Asia.
Key Facts:
- The new Chinese Medicine Hospital in Tseung Kwan O will gradually grow to 400 beds and support over 400,000 outpatient visits annually by 2030.
- Expansions such as the North District Hospital upgrade and future facilities in the San Tin Technopole will significantly increase bed capacity and boost medical tourism.
Background:
Hong Kong is moving rapidly to strengthen its healthcare infrastructure as it positions itself to become the leading medical centre of Asia. With ageing demographics and rising demand putting pressure on existing services, the city is rolling out a series of major hospital developments that promise shorter waiting times, expanded specialist care and stronger integration between Chinese and Western medicine.
A major milestone is set for December 11 with the opening of the Chinese Medicine Hospital in Tseung Kwan O. The 400-bed facility, operated by Hong Kong Baptist University under the Health Bureau, represents a major step forward for traditional Chinese medicine. It will act as a central hub supporting the 18 existing Chinese medicine clinics across the city.
In its first year, the hospital will focus on outpatient and day-patient care, offering 25 initial inpatient beds. It will provide six key services, including internal medicine, gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, and acupuncture. Full inpatient services are expected by 2030, eventually handling up to 400,000 outpatient visits annually.
Construction is also advancing on the North District Hospital (NDH) extension in Sheung Shui, which will deliver 1,500 additional beds on top of the hospital’s existing 680. The upgraded facility, scheduled for completion around 2028, includes a new hospital block, refurbished structures, internal road changes and extensive landscaping.
Further north, the Northern Metropolis is set to house one of Hong Kong’s most ambitious projects, a new integrated teaching and research hospital in Ngau Tam Mei, expected to offer around 3,000 beds. The hospital will serve the fast-growing region and anchor the broader development of the Northern Metropolis, an area that spans nearly one-third of Hong Kong’s landmass and is being transformed into an international science and innovation hub.
Hong Kong’s First Hospital Development Plan also includes upgrading Prince of Wales Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital in the New Territories. These projects will add almost 2,000 more beds by 2031. This will bring the total bed capacity in the region to roughly 12,000.
With new hospital projects moving ahead, Hong Kong is improving its healthcare system to serve locals better and draw more patients from across Asia.
