Excellent healthcare is an important attribute of a thriving livable city. Equally critical is the proper management of clinical waste generated from the associated healthcare operations and services, medical laboratory analysis and medical and related research. Hong Kong possesses a dedicated system to properly manage clinical waste based on legal provisions and supported by environmental infrastructure. Waste movements are tracked by best available global positioning and telecommunication technology. This website is created to advocate safe handling of clinical waste and to provide an information platform to facilitate healthcare operators, waste handlers and waste collectors to understand the safe practice and relevant regulatory requirements.

The main body of the website shows the key elements that make up the Clinical Waste Control Scheme in Hong Kong and describes the safe practice. The resources section provides useful forms, explanatory notes, leaflet and poster material as well as picture and video guides. The FAQ area is a rich assembly of practical questions most often raised by healthcare managers and professionals, care providers, medical technologists, research workers and alike.

We hope to cultivate a culture of safe practice across the healthcare sectors and we welcome your feedback to continuously improve this website as well as the clinical waste management system as a whole. Please forward your views to us at this link.