About this site
What is this?
This site brings together Hospital Authority (HA) open data published via data.gov.hk into an easy-to-read reference for Hong Kong's public healthcare system — A&E waiting times, specialist outpatient new-case waiting times, hospital and clinic directories, and a hospital service-scope comparison. Our goal goes beyond waiting times alone — over time we plan to expand into more public-healthcare-related topics, growing into a one-stop reference for Hong Kong's public healthcare system.
What we are, and what we're not
This site is an independent information platform built on public government data — it is not an official website of, and has no affiliation, partnership, or endorsement from, the Hospital Authority or the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. Content here isn't reviewed by healthcare professionals, and this site cannot and does not offer medical advice, triage, or a recommendation on where to seek care, nor can it tell you your own queue position or appointment time. If you need medical help, please contact the relevant hospital or clinic directly — in an emergency, call 999.
How often does it update?
Different datasets on this site refresh on different schedules: A&E waiting times every 15 minutes; specialist outpatient new-case waiting times quarterly (January, April, July, October), as published by HA; and hospital, clinic, and service-scope information whenever the underlying official listings change.
Hong Kong Public Hospital A&E Waiting Times
18 public hospitals in Hong Kong offer A&E services, across six hospital clusters. Each A&E uses a five-tier triage system: Triage I (Critical) and Triage II (Emergency) patients are seen immediately or as a priority, and both are exempt from the A&E consultation fee; Triage III (Urgent), IV (Semi-urgent), and V (Non-urgent) patients wait according to clinical priority — and it's the waiting times for these three tiers that this site displays (Triage III shows a median and 95th-percentile figure; IV/V are shown combined). These figures reflect aggregate waiting patterns over a recent period, not any individual patient's actual queue position or appointment time — the real triage decision is always made on-site by a nurse and doctor after arrival. In an emergency or life-threatening situation, call 999 or go to the nearest A&E immediately — never delay seeking care by comparing or relying on this site's data.
Disclaimer
A&E waiting time data on this site comes from the Hospital Authority, published via data.gov.hk. It is for reference only, does not constitute medical advice, and its real-time accuracy is not guaranteed. In an emergency or life-threatening situation, call 999 or go to the nearest A&E immediately — do not delay seeking care by comparing or relying on data from this site.
View the full medical disclaimer →Data source: Hospital Authority, via data.gov.hk