Hong Kong Eye Hospital

Hong Kong Eye Hospital, located in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong, is a secondary and tertiary eye referral centre, and also the house of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The hospital provides training programmes in ophthalmology for medical students of both the CUHK and the University of Hong Kong.[1]

Hong Kong Eye Hospital
Hospital Authority
Hong Kong Eye Hospital is located in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Eye Hospital
Geography
Location147K Argyle Street, Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′30″N 114°11′5″E / 22.32500°N 114.18472°E / 22.32500; 114.18472
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeSpecialist, Teaching
Affiliated universityThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
NetworkKowloon Central Cluster
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
HelipadNo
History
Opened15 September 1993; 31 years ago (1993-09-15)
Links
ListsHospitals in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Eye Hospital
Traditional Chinese香港眼科醫院
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng ngáahn fō yī yún
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 ngaan5 fo1 ji1 jyun2

History

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Hong Kong Eye Hospital was officially opened on 15 September 1993 by David Robert Ford, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hong Kong Eye Hospital". Hong Kong: Hospital Authority. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ Weldon, Susie (16 September 1993). "Hospital focuses the short-sighted". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. p. 2.