Community & Charities
Medical and Health
CUHK Medical Centre officially opens, funded by the Jockey Club’s largest-ever donation to medical services
17/09/2021
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has long been committed to promoting a healthy community and to furthering medical and healthcare in Hong Kong. With the official opening of the CUHK Medical Centre on 9 September, it reached a new milestone.
Funded with a HK$1.3 billion donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the CUHK Medical Centre represents both the Club’s largest single donation to medical services and to The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Such support is made possible by the Club’s unique integrated business model through which racing and wagering generate tax and charity support for the community. One of the Centre’s clinical blocks has been named the Jockey Club Clinical Tower.
Promoting a healthy community is a key focus for the Club in its commitment to the betterment of society. The Club both supports and initiates collaborative efforts to improve physical and mental well-being. These include programmes to promote preventative healthcare, healthy lifestyles and participation in sports. The Club’s significant support for local medical care dates back to the 1950s when it funded the establishment of Jockey Club clinics, maternal and child health centres, hospital expansions as well as medical equipment purchases. Following the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 it supported the founding of the Centre for Health Protection, which is playing a significant role in the current fight against COVID-19.
With a total floor area of 100,000 square metres, the 14-storey CUHK Medical Centre is Hong Kong’s first ‘smart hospital’ and features numerous innovations to enhance procedures, operations and services. These include paperless electronic medical records, mobile information and communications technology, and internet-of-things applications.
As the first local non-profit, private teaching hospital, the Centre offers patients quality services at packaged prices that are transparent, enabling patients to have clear estimates of service fees before admission. In addition to offering training to the next generation of medical professionals, the Centre will strengthen the medical network in Sha Tin.
