Gelonghui, Feb. 19 | Hima Ophthalmology (03309.HK) announced that as part of the cross-border medical collaboration under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's 2023 Policy Address, the Hong Kong Government announced on February 19, 2024 that Shenzhen Aikangjian Dental Hospital has been included as one of the seven medical institutions under the Greater Bay Area Pilot Program for the Elderly. It is also the only dental hospital in the pilot program to cover the provision of dental services under the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Health Care Voucher.
Approximately 1.7 million eligible elderly people in Hong Kong are expected to benefit from the pilot scheme. In the process of selecting medical institutions in the Greater Bay Area for the pilot program, the Hong Kong Government has taken into account eight major factors, namely geographical location, service quality, management and operation experience, scope of services, service capacity, fee standards and levels, basic understanding of the operation of the Health Care Voucher Program for the Elderly, and whether there are any advantageous services. Elderly people aged 65 or above meet the required requirements, that is, they are eligible to receive and use health vouchers to pay for private primary health care and dental services. Currently, each eligible person is issued a medical voucher of HK$2,000 per year.
The company is honored to participate in the program and hopes to use this to improve medical services and promote the welfare of the elderly in the Greater Bay Area, thereby achieving the goal of promoting primary care and disease prevention for the elderly in Hong Kong.
Furthermore, on February 5, 2024, the company signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Shenzhen Luohu District Government for the construction of the Luohu Port Hong Kong-style Port Hospital. The hospital is only a five-minute walk from the Lo Wu Port land crossing station. It is expected to become the first port hospital to use Hong Kong-style medical services. It brings Hong Kong-style medical management systems, medical technology and medical services to residents of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, enhances medical talents and technical exchanges between China and Hong Kong, and promotes the deep integration and vigorous development of the two places.