| Department of Health | |
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| 衞生署 | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Headquarters | 21/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East |
| Employees | 4,669 [1] |
| Annual budget | 3,077.6m HKD (2007-08) [2] |
| Agency executive | Dr PY Lam, JP, Director of Health |
| Website | |
| www.dh.gov.hk | |
Hong Kong's Department of Health (traditional Chinese: 衞生署; pinyin: Wèishēng-shǔ) is responsible for healthcare policies and the provision of basic healthcare services. The public hospitals are managed by the Department's Hospital Authority. The Department reports to the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau.
The top official in this department is the Director of Health, and is now held by Dr Ping-Yan LAM.
The Department of Health provides its board range and diverse services to Hongkongers through different divisions, offices, and centres. The following is a list of them:
| Centre for Health Protection [3] |
| Child Assessment Service [4] |
| Chinese Medicine |
| Clinical Genetic Service |
| Dental Service |
| Elderly Health Service [5] |
| Family Health Service |
| Forensic Pathology Service |
| Medical Device Control Office [6] |
| Methadone Clinics |
| Office for Registration of Healthcare Institutions |
| Pharmaceutical Service [7] |
| Port Health |
| Professional Development and Quality Assurance [8] |
| Radiation Health Unit |
| Registration of Health Professionals |
| Student Health Service [9] |
| Tobacco Control Office [10] |
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