Hong Kong's public hospitals are set to extend daily visiting hours in rehabilitation and palliative wards from five to nine hours by July 31. Additionally, all pediatric wards will enable round-the-clock visits for carers by the same deadline, enhancing family support.

Hong Kong public hospitals will extend visiting hours at all rehabilitation and palliative wards from five to nine hours a day by the end of July, with those in central Kowloon and New Territories West expected to roll out the arrangement this month. Danny Tong Wah-kun, the Hospital Authority’s chief manager of nursing, said the authority would also enable round-the-clock visits at all paediatric wards by the end of July, adding to an existing arrangement for one carer to stay overnight in...