Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
LCQ22: Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme
GOPC PPP(as at end-May 2025) Patients participating in the GOPC PPP are currently required to pay the HA’s GOPC fee for each consultation (i.e. $50). Each participating patient will receive up to 10 subsidised consultations per year, including treatments for both chronic and episodic illnesses. Upon private doctor’s referral, they can also receive X-ray examinations provided by the HA, or specified laboratory tests and electrocardiography at the HA’s designated private laboratories. When the HA’s new fees (including the GOPC and Family Medicine Specialist Clinic (FMSC) services, will be unify under the name of Family Medicine Outpatient (FMOP) Services, at $150 per consultation and $5 per drug item per four-week period) come into effect on January 1, 2026, the new fees will also be applicable to GOPC PPP patients. The table below lists the consultation subsidy and quarterly drug subsidy received by each patient participating in the GOPC PPP in the past two years:
(Per subsidised consultation)(Per quarter)Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme (CDCC Pilot Scheme)
The Government launched the CDCC Pilot Scheme in November 2023, providing subsidised DM and HT screening services in the private healthcare sector to Hong Kong residents aged 45 or above with no known medical history of DM or HT, so as to achieve the chronic disease management objectives of “early prevention, early identification and early treatment”.
Co-payment Fee(One-off subsidy) $120 or less (One-off)(Per subsidised consultation)Government recommendation: $150 (Per subsidised consultation)(Per quarter)
Co-payment level???(Note 4)Note 5: Percentages may not add up to 100 per cent due to rounding. Note 6: Three FDs set co-payment fee at $0. Note 7: 370 FDs set co-payment fee at $150. Note 8: The highest co-payment fee is $800.
The Government will strengthen the dual-track, complementary and collaborative model of public and private primary healthcare by providing chronic disease screening and management through private sector FDs and the district health network to the public on a co-payment basis. At the same time, the Government will reposition the HA’s GOPCs to provide comprehensive primary healthcare services specifically for the underprivileged group. To underscore the direction of primary healthcare development, the HA will unify its GOPC and FMSC services under the new name of FMOP Services within this year. The Government will also adopt a primary healthcare service model to gradually integrate suitable patients under the GOPC PPP into the CDCC Pilot Scheme for continued care.Issued at HKT 16:15