Census Report Reveals Health Service Utilization and Organ Donation Perspectives Among Hong Kong Residents

Thematic Household Survey Report No. 84 published

The Thematic Household Survey Report No. 84 is published by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) today (March 19).

This publication contains key findings on the utilisation of health services, provision of medical benefits by employers/companies, coverage of individually purchased medical insurance, health status and views on organ donation of Hong Kong residents based on the Thematic Household Survey conducted from October 2024 to January 2025.

The 2025 survey results revealed that some 5 450 400 persons had consulted doctors during the 12 months before enumeration, constituting 76.5% of the total population. Among the doctor consultations made during the 30 days before enumeration, private practitioners of Western medicine in Hong Kong were the most common type of medical practitioners consulted (38.3%), while consultations made with practitioners of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong (including practitioners of Chinese medicine (general practice), bone-setters and acupuncturists) accounted for 20.3%.

Some 3 632 100 persons (51.0% of the total population) were entitled to medical benefits provided by employers/companies, were covered by individually purchased medical insurance, or had both kinds of medical protection. Among them, 1 176 800 persons (32.4%) were entitled to medical benefits from employers/companies and covered by individually purchased medical insurance concurrently. Another 1 112 900 persons (30.6%) were entitled to medical benefits from employers/companies only. The remaining 1 342 400 persons (37.0%) were covered by individually purchased medical insurance only.

Respondents of the survey were also asked about their self-perceived general health condition. More than a quarter (28.1%) of persons considered their general health conditions as excellent or very good; 41.8% good; 25.7% fair; and 4.4% poor.

Among some 4 515 600 persons aged 18 to 64 covered in the survey, some 905 100 persons (20.0%) were willing to donate their organs after death whereas about 828 000 persons (18.3%) were not willing to do so; and 61.6% had not yet decided/considered to do so or did not answer questions on organ donation.

Other information

The survey successfully enumerated target respondents in some 10 100 households in accordance with a scientific sampling scheme to represent the population of Hong Kong.

Detailed findings of the survey, together with the population coverage and concepts/definitions of key terms, are presented in the publication. Users can browse and download the publication at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1130201&scode=453).

Enquiries about the survey findings can be directed to the Social Surveys Section (2) of the C&SD (Tel: 2887 0592 or email: thematic@censtatd.gov.hk).

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Statistics on Code on Access to Information for fourth quarter of 2025 announced

The Government received a total of 16 107 requests for information under the Code on Access to Information in the fourth quarter of 2025, a spokesman for the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said today (March 19).

The total number of requests received since the introduction of the Code in March 1995 and up to the end of December 2025 amounted to 296727. This includes the applications for Notice of Application for Access to Information in relation to the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (Non-Chinese Citizens) received by the Immigration Department. Of these, 16 864 requests were subsequently withdrawn by the requestors and 7132 requests covered cases in which the bureaux/departments concerned did not hold the requested information or cannot confirm or deny the existence of information. As at December 31, 2025, 1 278 requests were still being processed by bureaux/departments.

Among the 271 453 requests which covered information held by bureaux/departments and which the bureaux/departments had responded to, 267875 requests (98.7 per cent) were met, either in full (264511 requests) or in part (3 364 requests), and 3 578 requests (1.3 per cent) were refused.

Any member of the public who is dissatisfied with the response of a bureau/department under the Code may request that the matter be reviewed. He or she may also lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Ombudsman received 12 complaints relating to requests for information. In this quarter, the Ombudsman concluded 10 complaints, among which two were concluded by inquiries (with no inadequacies found), and eight were assessed and closed. As at December 31, 2025, seven complaints remained under investigation.