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  1. #21

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    Quote Originally Posted by HowardCoombs:
    The one you would want (I'm not 100% sure on this) is Ruttonjee on Queens Road as I believe they have A&E and psyc...
    http://www.ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_visi...n=100&Ver=HTML

    Ruttonjee has A&E.

  2. #22
    Quote Originally Posted by HowardCoombs:
    Next time, if you want the Govt hospital, just keep walking towards the stadium and you'll see the Eastern Hospital in about 5 mins after you pass St Pauls. Alas, I dont think it has A&E nor psyc dept - I think that one is mostly for the elderly.

    The one you would want (I'm not 100% sure on this) is Ruttonjee on Queens Road as I believe they have A&E and psyc...
    The (Tung Wah) Eastern Hospital has General outpatient Service (as well as selected specialist outpatient services) but not A&E nor Psyc.

    Ruttonjee has an A&E and most specialties.

  3. #23

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    The Hong Kong public health care system is EXCELLENT in many ways. However, one may still consider insurance for the following reasons:

    • ]Long waiting times: if you are not prepared to wait, especially for relatively elective procedures like colonoscopies or knee replacements
    • if you need transfer from another country
    • if you want a particular doctor to treat you
    • some expensive medications like some chemotherapy drugs or cardiac stents are not covered by HA


    So you may still want to consider health insurance.



    Quote Originally Posted by penguinsix:
    If you are here as a tourist then you'll pay the "tourist rate" basically and that is comparable to the prices you'll see in the USA and whatnot. But if you have a visa and HKID sorted you'll find it quite affordable.

  4. #24

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    Hello frnds...i am from India; we are shifting to Hk in Jan2014. Already we booked a house for rent on hill road, hk. Its a nice house. Well i wanted to know whether its ok for me to carry medicines from india to Hk. We will be travelling with a work permit visa. So i wanted to carry our regular use medicines from here.

    pls suggest wat quantity can i bring them , will they allow. Then how can i avail medicines in local. how is the system?

    Also we saw a second hand fridge online and we sent msgs to the owner abt in on wats app; she has agreed to sell for $ 700, 1 year old refrigerator , brand, hisense, in warranty. So is it advisable to buy it. And how abt the transport from tiu keng leng to hill road, central, hk.

    Pls suggest


  5. #25

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    what sort of medicines are you talking about?


  6. #26

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    just for regular day to day problems like headache, motions, indigestion, cold,

    names: indian medicines: like d cold total, norelet, paracitamal, hipanc b, pudin hara etc....


  7. #27

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    where is hill road (building name?) and how much money did u pay for this house?


  8. #28

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    hill road , we are gng to pay $9800 per month , its near to tat school over there. 48-52 hill road i guess.


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    Quote Originally Posted by amar:
    just for regular day to day problems like headache, motions, indigestion, cold,

    names: indian medicines: like d cold total, norelet, paracitamal, hipanc b, pudin hara etc....
    you could just buy equivalent stuff here

  10. #30

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    I really do not think you should pay money before you have seen the flat. There are a lot of internet scams where people advertise apartments that they do not own.

    Ask your employer to help you find temporary accommodation when you arrive HK