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Appendices
A Financial Report
The Cluster achieved a surplus of 1% for the financial year of
2019/20. Significant events that occurred during the year are
set out below:
Service Growth and Annual Plan Expenditures
Patient activities decreased by around Manpower
4% compared with last year primarily Cluster’s manpower increased from
due to COVID-19 outbreak. The Cluster 12,490 to 12,940 in terms of Full-time
implemented a number of new programs Equivalent (FTE) in comparison with
totaling approximately $467 million
supporting the Hospital Authority (HA) 2018/19. Majority of the 4% increase was
related to nursing and supporting staff.
Strategic Plan.
During the year, the Cluster has recruited
102 doctors, 333 nurses, 137 allied health
professionals and along with other new
Patient Income intake. There were 82 doctors and 272
nurses recruited from graduate intake in
Total patient income increased to $820 2019/20.
million (2018/19: $804 million). The net
increase of $16 million was primarily Drugs
related to the increase in use of self- Drugs expenditures increased to $1,355
financed items to $426 million (2018/19: million (2018/19: $1,246 million). The
$391 million); net off the reduction in increase of $109 million reflected
medical fee due to decrease in patient the increase in drugs cost. Another
activities during COVID-19 outbreak. contributing factor was the increasing
Patients opted to use self-financed drugs, trend for patients opting to use self-
which was outside clinical indication, finance drugs.
rather than the use of general drugs in
HA drug formulary.
Other Charges
Other charges increased to $1,961 million
(2018/19: $1,799 million). The increase
of $162 million was mainly contributed
by general inflation of service contracts,
expenses related to COVID-19, 2019/20
Annual Plan programs and replacement
of aging equipment and furniture.
