Policy Address

  1. Set up dedicated counters for pregnant women to facilitate their waiting for medical services. The PHC Commission will, together with the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, the MCHCs under the DH, as well as the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments of the HA, enhance health education and services for women during pre-pregnancy, as well as antenatal and postnatal stages, providing them with practical information.

  2. Support assisted reproductive services. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology has made amendments to the legislation, removing the statutory storage periods of gametes and embryos for own use, offering greater flexibility to people who wish to give birth. The amendments will take effect from this December. Moreover, the HA will continue to increase the service quota for assisted reproductive service from 1 100 treatment cycles two years ago to 1 500 treatment cycles in 2025-26.

  3. Foster a family-friendly culture. We will continue to encourage more employers, through the Good Employer Charter25, to adopt family-friendly employment practices that are conducive to childcare, such as flexible working hours.

Remark 25: Signatories of the Good Employer Charter have to pledge to be an employee-oriented employer and have adopted the good human resource management practices.