　

Improving Hong Kong's
Health Care System :
Why and For Whom?

　

By The Harvard Team

　

　

The Harvard Team was led by Professors William Hsiao and Winnie Yip. The team comprised Dr. Ravi Rannan-Eliya, Amy Kwok, Anupa Bir, Zhun Cao, Karen Eggleston, Karen Fitzner, Melitta Jakab, Chi-Chi Liao, Karen Neoh, Yu-chu Shen, Aparnaa Somanathan, Demitris Vryonides, and Dr. Peter Yaracaris.

© President and Fellows of Harvard College

　

　

Main Report

Special Report No.1 - Estimates of Domestic Health Expenditures 1989/90 to 1996/97
with Appendix C
Provisional Functional Classification System for Domestic Health Accounts

Special Report No.2 - International Comparison of Health Systems (The 1st and 2nd parts)

Special Report No.3 - Hong Kong Household Survey Report

Special Report No.4 - Hong Kong Private Practice Survey

Special Report No.5 - Hong Kong Patients Studies Summary Report

Special Report No.6 - Financial Projection and Simulation Model

　

MAIN REPORT

A zip file containing files of all chapters is available here.

　

PREFACE

　

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 Introduction

1.2 An Evidenced-Based, Consultative Approach

1.3 Outputs

1.4 Assessment of Hong Kong's Health Care System

1.5 Developing Options

1.6 Recommendations

1.7 Steps Forward

1.8 Institutional Requirements

　

2. BACKGROUND: HONG KONG AND ITS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

2.1 Population

2.2 Health Indicators

2.3 Political and Economic Systems and Development

2.4 Historical Development of the Health Care System

2.5 Current Structure of Health Administration

2.6 Health Care Financing

2.7 Provision of Health Services

　

3. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF THE STUDY

3.1 Objectives

3.2 An Evidence-Based, Widely Consultative Approach

　

4. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF HONG KONG'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: ACHIEVEMENTS AND WEAKNESSES

4.1 Achievements

4.2 Weaknesses

4.3 Plausible Explanations for the Strengths and Weaknesses Of the Hong Kong Health Care System

　

5. DEVELOPING OPTIONS: IN SEARCH OF A PARADIGM CHANGE

5.1 Guiding Principles

5.2 Methods: An Evidence-Based Consultative Approach

5.3 Objectives

5.4 Options: Description and Implications

　

6. RECOMMENDATIONS AND STEPS FORWARD

6.1 Recommendations

6.2 Steps Forward

6.3 Institutional Requirements

　

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Framework For Assessment Of Health Care System Performance

Appendix B: List of People Consulted

　

　

Please send your comments on the Report:

(a) by mail to
     Health Care Review Task Force
     Health and Welfare Bureau
     Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
     People's Republic of China
     19-20 Floors Murray Building
     Garden Road, Central
     Hong Kong;

(b) by fax to (852) 2840 0467