Programme Schedule

8.30	Registration and welcome refreshments
9.00	Welcome remarks
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9.10	Opening Presentation Derek Gould, Partner, Kwok and Gould Consulting
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9.40	Panel Discussion Session 1 - Healthcare Financing: Where is Hong Kong now? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current system? Is it viable in the long term? Just how big is the problem Hong Kong is facing? • Do patients currently pay enough for their treatment? • What's the role for preventative medicine? Is this helped or stymied by Hong Kong's current healthcare structure? • What changes must be made - and over what time period? Moderator: C.K. Lau, Executive Editor, Policy, South China Morning Post Panelist: Dr. Lincoln Chee, Managing Director, Quality HealthCare Medical Services Limited Derek Gould, Partner, Kwok and Gould Consulting Dr. William Ho, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority Michael Huddart, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hong Kong, Manulife (International) Limited Carrie Yau, Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Government of the HKSAR Raymond Yeung, Honorary Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong
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10.30	Morning tea/coffee
10.45	Panel Discussion Session 2 - Healthcare Financing - The Way Forward • What are the funding options? Which one is the government favouring? • Is there a limit to how much the government should be expected to look after people who are ill? • Can healthcare standards be maintained in a more commercial setting? • What role should the Hospital Authority be playing? • What role should private insurance and health maintenance organisations be playing? Moderator: C.K. Lau, Executive Editor, Policy, South China Morning Post Panelist: Dr. Lincoln Chee, Managing Director, Quality HealthCare Medical Services Limited Derek Gould, Partner, Kwok and Gould Consulting Dr. William Ho, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority Michael Huddart, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hong Kong, Manulife (International) Limited Carrie Yau, Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Government of the HKSAR Raymond Yeung, Honorary Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong
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11.50	Closing Remarks
12.00	End of Seminar
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