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life-sustaining treatments
Coverage of life-sustaining treatments in the Nexus archive.
- How does Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law affect patients and medical staff?
Hong Kong's new Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance, effective July 31, allows terminally ill patients to reject life-sustaining treatments. The law was passed by the Legislative Council in November 2024 and grants patients authority to decline specific medical interventions.