General out-patient clinic service arrangements on HKSAR Establishment Day holiday
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson today (June 28) announced that a total of 14 general out-patient clinics (GOPCs) will provide public holiday GOPC services on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Establishment Day holiday (July 1) (see table below). Members of the public can make appointments through the telephone appointment system or the "Book GOPC" function on the "HA Go" mobile application.
The HA spokesperson reminds the public to stay vigilant on personal and environmental hygiene during the holidays to avoid spreading diseases. Members of the public who develop respiratory symptoms should wear masks and seek medical advice promptly. Non-emergency patients should avoid using accident and emergency (A&E) services and instead seek treatment at GOPCs, private doctors or 24-hour outpatient services at private hospitals to reduce pressure on public hospital A&Es. Members of the public can visit the Health Bureau's Primary Care Directory www.pcdirectory.gov.hk to choose a family doctor and view related clinic service information.
GOPC service arrangements on HKSAR Establishment Day holiday (July 1)
Region |
List of GOPCs |
Address |
General Enquiry |
Telephone Booking |
Hong Kong Island |
Aberdeen Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic
10 Aberdeen Reservoir Road, Aberdeen |
2555 0381 |
3543 5011 |
Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic |
1/F, 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan |
2560 0211 |
3157 0077 |
Violet Peel General Out-patient Clinic |
LG, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Community Ambulatory Care Centre, 282 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai |
3553 3116 |
3157 0000 |
Kowloon |
Kwun Tong Community Health Centre
UG/F, 60 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong |
2389 0331 |
3157 0687 |
Our Lady of Maryknoll HospitalFamily Medicine Clinic |
G/F, Out-patient Block, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, 118 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin |
2354 2267 |
3157 0118 |
Robert Black General Out-patient Clinic |
600 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong |
2383 3311 |
3157 0113 |
Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic |
1/F, 145 Battery Street, Yau Ma Tei |
2272 2400 |
3157 0880 |
New Territories |
Lady Trench General Out-patient Clinic
213 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan |
2614 4789 |
3157 0107 |
Lek Yuen General Out-patient Clinic |
G/F, 9 Lek Yuen Street, Shatin |
2692 8730 |
3157 0972 |
North District Community Health Centre |
North District Family Medicine Clinic, 3/F, North District Community Health Centre Building, No.3 Wai Wo Street, Sheung Shui |
2957 5186 |
3157 0965 |
Tai Po Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic |
G/F, 37 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po |
2664 2039 |
3157 0906 |
Tseung Kwan O (Po Ning Road) General Out-patient Clinic |
G/F, 28 Po Ning Road, Tseung Kwan O |
2191 1083 |
3157 0660 |
Tuen Mun Clinic |
11 Tsing Yin Street, San Hui, Tuen Mun |
2452 9111 |
3543 0886 |
Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre |
269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long |
2443 8511 |
3543 5007 |
Service hours:
9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
EDB reminds parents to choose primary schools under Central Allocation process for their children
The Education Bureau (EDB) today (January 12) reminded parents that children who have joined the Primary One Admission (POA) System for 2026 but have not yet secured a discretionary place can take part in the Central Allocation process for a Primary One (P1) place in a government or aided primary school. Parents concerned should make their choice of schools within the period from January 19 to 25.
Digitalisation of POA
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In line with the Smart Government strategy, the EDB has fully implemented digitalisation of the POA. Parents who have registered as POA e-Platform (ePOA) users and have bound their account to "iAM Smart+" may submit the Choice of Schools Form for Central Allocation from January 19 to 25 through the ePOA. Please refer to the related videos and Parent's Guide on the EDB's website (www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/poa_eplatform/index.html) for details of the procedures for activating and logging into an ePOA account and for making school choices for the Central Allocation of POA via the e-Platform.
Making school choices at Central Allocation Centres
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The EDB will send letters to parents on January 14 inviting them to make their choice of schools. To cater for the needs of different parents, parents can still submit the Choice of Schools Form in paper form by visiting the designated Central Allocation Centre at the suggested time slot (i.e. 9.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm on January 24 (Saturday) or 9.30am to 12.30pm on January 25 (Sunday)) stated in the letter.
Parents who are ePOA users may choose to submit the Central Allocation Application via the ePOA or in paper form to the Central Allocation Centre but should not submit duplicate applications. Parents who have not yet received the letter by January 19 should call the School Places Allocation Section of the EDB (Hotline: 2832 7700) as soon as possible.
Only one parent of an applicant child is required to complete the school choice-making procedures. Parents are advised not to take their children to the Central Allocation Centre if possible. Parents who cannot make school choices within the suggested time slot can go to the designated Central Allocation Centre from 1.30pm to 4.30pm on January 25. The Choice of Schools Form will be sent together with the letter to parents who have submitted a paper Application Form at the Discretionary Places stage for filling out in advance.
In the event of adverse weather or other special conditions on any day during the period of making school choices, please pay heed to radio or television announcements on the relevant special arrangements.
Unable to submit application within specified choice-making period
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For individual parents who are unable to use the ePOA or go to the Central Allocation Centre to make school choices, they can authorise in writing a representative to bring the completed Choice of Schools Form and their signed Letter of Authorisation to the Central Allocation Centre to proceed with the related procedures.
To apply for POA 2026 for their children after January 25, parents need to complete necessary procedures with the School Places Allocation Section, which will separately arrange P1 places for the applicant children in June.
Change of residential address
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An EDB spokesman reminded parents that, if they have recently moved their residence or have such plans in the near future, they are required to inform the School Places Allocation Section as soon as possible so that they can make school choices in the POA School Net where their new home is located. Parents should fill in the actual residential address of their child. If they provide a false address for securing a P1 place, the POA application of their child will be rendered void and the P1 place allocated will be withdrawn.
The EDB has put in place a monitoring mechanism to verify the residential addresses of applicant children as given by the parents. Random checks have also been stepped up. The public may call the School Places Allocation Section to report suspected cases of using a false address by parents for their children's POA application. The EDB will take action against false address cases.
Mechanism of Central Allocation
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Central Allocation is composed of two parts. Part A, which takes up 10 per cent of the P1 places earmarked for Central Allocation, is for unrestricted school choices. Parents can choose up to three government or aided primary schools in any school net. Part B takes up the remaining 90 per cent of the P1 places earmarked for Central Allocation. Parents of applicant children residing in the school net concerned are to select schools from the "Choice of Schools List for Central Allocation (Primary One Admission 2026)" of their school net, while parents of applicant children who intend to commute daily to schools in Hong Kong are to select schools from the "2026 Choice of Schools List for Central Allocation (For Applicant Children who intend to commute daily to schools in Hong Kong)". Parents should fill in the Choice of Schools Form in the order of their preference.
The mechanism of the Central Allocation is based on parents' choices in general. The computer-programmed allocation will first process the school choices in Part A and then the school choices in Part B. For oversubscribed schools, the order of priority in allocating places will be determined by random numbers generated by the computer for individual applicants to ensure fairness.
For information about the procedures for Central Allocation, please call the EDB's 24-hour automatic telephone enquiry service at 2891 0088.
Release of Central Allocation results
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For parents who have already activated their ePOA account via "iAM Smart" or "iAM Smart+", they will receive their Central Allocation results through the ePOA from 10am on June 3. Parents who wish to receive the allocation results via SMS on June 3 may choose such an option in the Choice of Schools Form. In addition, the allocation results will be sent to parents by post on June 3 and 4.
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