Obstetrics & Gynaecology Specialist Outpatient Clinic

New Appointment Booking

“BookHA (Book SOPC)" in the Hospital Authority (HA) mobile application ‘HA Go’ provides mobile platform for the public to submit application for Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOPC) new case appointment. This mobile application also provides information of SOPC new case booking waiting time, address and contact number of SOPCs.

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New Obstetric Appointment Booking

As service quota is limited, we do not accept delivery booking by those without a Hong Kong identity card, Expectant mothers or their relatives are required to bring along their HK Identity Card (or a valid identification document), referral letter issued by a local registered medical practitioner / Chinese medicine practitioner / Maternal and Child Health Centre in the last three months, and a proof of residential address dated within the last six months to a Specialist Out-patient Clinic (Obstetrics) for appointment booking.

Non-local expectant mothers, whose husbands are Hong Kong civil servants or Hospital Authority staff members, should present with their valid immigration permits, or staying passes, and original copies of the marriage certificates, and the husband’s identity cards and staff ID cards. Non-local expectant mothers need to book appointments in person.

Prenatal examinations

The Hospital Authority prenatal screening for Down Syndrome only accepts local expectant mothers who have made a delivery booking with the Prince of Wales Hospital. Proof of residential address issued within the past 6 months, such as water or electricity bill, is required for appointment booking. In order to ensure the screening test is performed at the optimal gestation, any woman who has irregular menstrual cycle or is unsure about the date of the last menstrual period is advised to go to private sector for dating scan first. If the expected date of delivery by ultrasound is different from that of the last menstrual period for more than 7 days, please attend the O&G counter to change your appointment as soon as possible. If the gestation is not suitable on the date of appointment, the screening test could not be performed. Due to limited quota, no further appointment will be rearranged. For enquiries, please call our voice mail at 3505 2470.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong also provides various prenatal examinations charging private fees, such as Down Syndrome baby screening test, dating scan, fetal morphology scan, and NIPT (Non invasive prenatal test). For enquiries, please call 3505 4219, or visit https://www.obg.cuhk.edu.hk/fetal-medicine/fetal-medicine_services/appointment-booking/ for online booking.

Contact number of Maternal and Child Health Centres

Lek Yuen Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2692 8741

Tai Po Wong Siu Ching Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2652 3745

Fanling Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2677 6484

*Ma On Shan Maternal and Child Health Centre: 2640 4724 (provide postnatal checkup)

Booking for old cases

For old cases, follow-up appointments will usually be made after each consultation. The appointment date will be arranged by the clinic according to the doctor’s instruction. Please pay attention to the specialty, date and time of appointment specified on the appointment slip. For enquiries, please contact our staff.

Antenatal talks

Posters for Antenatal Talks (Chinese only)
For enrolment, please click here.

Husband/ Birth Partner Accompanying Labour (HAL) Arrangement

All COVID-19 testing requirements for visitors of public hospitals have been lifted from 25 March 2023. Visitors of public hospitals, including husband/ birth partner will no longer be required to present any proof of testing result. To minimise the risk of spreading virus and to protect patients from infection, all patients, visitors and staff are required to wear a surgical mask while entering hospitals or healthcare facilities.

Booking for private gynaecology services

The gynaecology specialist clinic does not provide public service to non-entitled persons. Booking for private gynaecology services can be made by calling staff at the Chinese University of Hong Kong at 3505 1456 during office hours from Monday to Friday. No bookings on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Consultation Procedures

Patients should attend the clinic according to the scheduled date and time, bringing along the valid identification document (birth certificate or a copy of the birth certificate should be brought for Children under the age of 11) and appointment slip (paper or electronic version are accepted) for verification.

Please register or settle the payment via HA Go mobile app / One-stop electronic kiosks / Shroff office (located at G/F, North Wing of Li Ka Shing Specialist Out-patient Clinic).

• Civil servants, retired civil servants and their eligible family members, HA staff, retired HA staff and their eligible family members must first proceed to the Shroff to declare their eligibility for medical benefits.
• If you do not have a valid identity identification document, please register and settle the payment at Shroff office located at G/F, North Wing or South Wing of Li Ka Shing Specialist Out-patient Clinic. After payment, please hand in the appointment slip and payment receipt to the registration counter of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Specialist Outpatient Clinic.
• The shroff on G/F of North Wing of the Li Ka Shing Specialist Outpatient Clinic is open from 8am to 4:45pm from Monday to Friday and closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

After registration or payment, please wait for consultation at the waiting hall of corresponding specialist out-patient clinic. Submission of the appointment slip to the registration counter is NOT necessary.

The time specified on the appointment slip is your registration time, not consultation time. Please arrive at the clinic 15 minutes before the registration time.

Usually, a patient’s next follow-up appointment will be arranged by the doctor after each consultation. Otherwise, patients or their relatives should bring the appointment slip to the clinic reception counter to book the next appointment. Please check the sub-specialty and the appointment date printed on the new appointment slip. For enquiries, please consult clinic staff.

If drugs have been prescribed, please pay first via HA Go mobile app / One-stop electronic kiosks or at the shroff and then submit the prescription form to the pharmacy.

• The shroff on G/F of North Wing of the Li Ka Shing Specialist Outpatient Clinic is open from 8am to 4:45pm from Monday to Friday and closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
• The shroff on G/F of the Sir Yue-kong Pao Centre for Cancer & The Lady Pao Children's Cancer Centre is open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday and closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Cancel or Change Appointment

Please attend the clinic according to the scheduled date and time. Clinic allow patients to apply rescheduling of follow-up appointment by HA Go mobile app, fax, phone, mail or in person.

Defaulted subsequent appointment

New referral is required for rescheduling defaulted subsequent appointment over 1 year. All doctor’s referral letters are valid for 3 months from the date of issue.

Non Emergency Ambulance Transfer Service

Patients who wish to use the service can inform staff of the specialist outpatient clinic or ward. Those who have been assessed by healthcare staff as meeting the service criteria would be provided transfer between their residence and the hospital at no charge.

Urgent Condition

Patients are advised to consult the General Out-patient Clinics, General practitioners or attend Accident and Emergency Department of the hospitals immediately if there is urgent condition before the consultation.

Arrangement under Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, Black Rainstorm Signal or Extreme Conditions announced by the Government

Specialist out-patient clinics will be closed during the hoisting of Black Rainstorm Warning Signal / Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above / Extreme Conditions announced by the Government. (Please pay attention to the public announcements of Hospital Authority made via the radio and television for service arrangements during the above situation.

Please follow the instructions of the clinic concerned for rearrangement of appointment.

Medication Problems

Please check the medications and quantity after receiving them from the pharmacy. Patient should follow the instructions on the drug label when taking and storing medications. For enquiries, please contact our pharmacy staff.

If you encounter shortage of drugs, please bring the containers back to our pharmacy for enquiries or call the clinic to seek advice.

If you feel unwell after taking the drugs, please bring the drugs and the containers to any nearby clinic and seek consultation. In case of emergencies, attend the Accident and Emergency Department.

Update Personal Information

Please inform the corresponding clinic or the Admission Registration Office for any changes of personal particulars by person, e.g. name, address or telephone number.

28 April 2023