1. In 1991, the per capita expenditure in Hong Kong was $440.

2. HK government health expenditure as a percentage of total health expenditure was 61%. The HK HCS is tax based rather than insurance based. HK HCS costs are about 4% of GDP. The emphasis is on affordability. HK HCS is characterized as having low malpractice cost and low maintenance costs. HK HCS claims protection against high financial cost of illness and giving the work mobility without Health Care loss.

3. In 1991, infant mortality was 5/1000.

4. HK HCS is not linked to employment. HK law requires, “no one is turned away” that is the law. The government pays most of the Health care cost and some costs by the citizen.

5. HK Private Health Care System represents 56% of the physicians. 1.1/1000 physicians to residents. HK has fewer Health Care specialists than US. The per capita visits to physicians are twice as high as in the US. HK physicians have lower diagnostic evaluation times and prescribe smaller amounts of prescription drugs. In 1991, HK Private Health Care covers 20% of the inpatient care, represents 11% of the beds, performs 70% of the outpatient care, and retains 3,424 private physicians.

6. 90% of private medical care is paid by the patients’ out-of-pocket funds.

7. Public HCS has two branches: Department of Health oversees: outpatient, communicable diseases, family health, public health, dental care, health legislation, and supportive services. Health authority manages extended care facilities, acute care hospitals, accident and emergency facilities, psychiatric hospitals, specialty outpatient clinics.