New Territories East Cluster

New Territories East Cluster
新界東醫院聯網
Formation1 October 2001 (2001-10-01)
Region served
Hong Kong
ServicesHealthcare
Cluster Chief Executive
Dr. Simon Tang Yiu-hang
Parent organisation
Hospital Authority
ExpensesIncreaseHK$12.28 billion (2020)
Staff13,061
Websitewww.ha.org.hk/ntec/

New Territories East Cluster (Chinese: 新界東醫院聯網; NTEC) is one of the six hospital clusters managed by Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. It consists of 7 public hospitals and 10 family medicine clinics (FMC) (formerly known as general outpatient clinics (GOPC)[a]) to provide public healthcare services for the population of Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, and part of the Sai Kung District. In mid-2019, the population was 1,320,300. Its cluster chief executive as of June 2026 is Dr. Simon Tang Yu-hang[1].

Services

New Territories East Cluster operates the following seven hospitals of various capabilities to provide a range of acute, convalescent, rehabilitation, infirmary inpatient, and ambulatory care services to the public in the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, and part of the Sai Kung District. In mid-2019, the population of the areas was 1,320,300.[2]

As of 31 March 2024, a total of 5,212 beds, including 4,183 for general care (acute and convalescent), 477 for infirmary care, and 552 for the mentally ill, were provided.[3]

Finance

The cluster is primarily funded by the Hong Kong Government subvention allocated by the Hospital Authority. For the year ended 31 March 2020, the cluster received HK$10.69 billion of recurrent government subvention. The total expenditure was HK$12.28 billion.[4]

References

  1. ↑ GOPCs have been officially renamed to FMCs in Oct 2025, see this press release
  1. ↑ "Hospital Authority : Clusters, Hospitals & Institutions". www.ha.org.hk. Archived from the original on 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  2. ↑ "NTEC Biennial Report 2018-2020" (PDF). Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. March 2021.
  3. ↑ Introduction of New Territories East Cluster. Hong Kong: New Territories East Cluster. March 2024.
  4. ↑ Cluster Report 2018–2020 (PDF). Hong Kong: New Territories East Cluster. March 2021.

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