Admission Procedures (Clinical)

1. All clinical admissions are arranged after consultation in clinical departments of Prince of Wales Hospital.
2. An admission slip will be issued to patient with the admission date, time, ward and special instructions.
3. Patient should register at Emergency and Admission Registration Office and report to the relevant department or ward specified on the admission slip.
4. Patients are required to present the following documents for admission registration:
   1. Valid Hong Kong Identity Cards / other recognized identification documents.
   2. Hong Kong Birth certificate or other valid recognized identification documents for a patient under the age of 11.
   3. Immunization card and mother’s valid Hong Kong Identity Card for a baby within 42 days of birth and yet to get the birth certificate.
   4. Proof of address (e.g. electricity bill) issued within the recent 6 months.
   5. Other documents (e.g. Certificate of Comprehensive Social Security assistance).
5. Since 1 May 2009, no admission registration would be processed if patients could not present valid identification documents upon registration.
6. Civil servants, retired civil servants and their eligible family members, HA staff, retired HA staff and their eligible family members must declare their eligibility for medical benefits upon registration. Fee paid is not refundable even if one's eligibility is confirmed subsequently.

Updated on 21 March 2017