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Practice  \nfor Private Hospitals  \n(2026 Edition)  \nDepartment of Health Hong Kong SAR, China  \nJuly 2026  \nVersion history  \n\n| Version | Effective Date |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | June 2019 |\n| 2 | February 2022 |\n| 3 | September 2024 |\n| 4 | July 2026 |\n\nPromulgated by the Department of Health,  \nThe Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region  \nTable of Contents  \nPreface ................................................................................................................ 8  \nInterpretation of Terms ...................................................................................... 9  \nPARTI: GENERAL ................................................................................... 15  \nSection I-Corporate Governance ................................................................... 17  \nChapter 1 Organisation and Administration ............................................... 18  \n1.1 Overview....................................................................................... 18  \n1.2 General Requirements .................................................................. 18  \n1.3 Board of Directors ........................................................................ 18  \n1.4 Appointment of Chief Medical Executive.................................... 19  \n1.5 Appointment of Medical Advisory Committee ............................ 21  \n1.6 Policies and Procedures ................................................................ 21  \n1.7 Clinical Governance ..................................................................... 23  \nChapter 2 Human Resource Management .................................................. 24  \n2.1 Overview....................................................................................... 24  \n2.2 General Requirements .................................................................. 24  \n2.3 Medical Staff ................................................................................ 25  \n2.4 Medical Practitioners and Healthcare Professionals with Admission / Practising Privileges .......................................................... 26  \n2.5 Nurses ........................................................................................... 28  \n2.6 Supporting Care Staff ................................................................... 28  \n2.7 Agency Staff................................................................................. 29  \n2.8 Health and Safety of Staff ............................................................ 29  \n2.9 Staff Development and Education ................................................ 30  \nChapter 3 Information Management ........................................................... 31  \n3.1 Medical Records ........................................................................... 31  \n3.2 Storage and Destruction of Records ............................................. 33  \n3.3 Special Registers........................................................................... 34  \n3.4 Regular Information for Submission to Director of Health.......... 34  \nSection II– Clinical Governance .................................................................... 35  \nChapter 4 Medical Advisory Committee ....................................................... 36  \n4.1 Composition.................................................................................. 36  \n4.2 Function of the Committee ........................................................... 36  \nChapter 5 Quality Management System ....................................................... 38  \n5.1 Overview....................................................................................... 38  \n5.2 Quality Management .................................................................... 38  \n5.3 Quality Committee 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