Clear conversation · Written record · Family consensus
While you still have decision-making capacity, take the lead in stating how you wish to be cared for in different scenarios. Our doctor and social worker will sit with you and your family, using plain language to discuss the options, and prepare formal documents under Hong Kong's current regulations — so that respect continues to the very end.
Prepare earlyRecord while you still have capacity
Family consensusReduce future conflict and regret
Aligned with careLet the team know your wishes
Ongoing reviewWishes can be updated as life changes
Advance care planning is not a one-off task — it is a process that takes time and conversation. We organise the journey into three stages so you and your family can move step by step.
One or two in-depth sessions, accompanied by a doctor and social worker. We first understand your views on health, values and family considerations, then explain the trigger scenarios, legal effect and options of advance directives in plain language, so the conversation stays meaningful rather than procedural.
Drafting the formal document based on the discussion, signed by qualified witnesses. We also file a copy in the medical record so the attending team can access it when needed, avoiding repeated questions later.
We recommend a yearly review or a review whenever health changes. We will proactively remind you of the review window, and when circumstances change, help update the document and notify family and the care team so your wishes stay close to who you are today.
Advance care planning is not limited to patients with advanced illness. Any adult — especially anyone who hopes their family won't have to make hard decisions on their behalf — deserves to learn about it early. Below are common scenarios where it comes up.
Worried that, if you lose decision-making capacity in the future, your family or the care team won't know your views — and wanting a clear written guide.
As age or illness changes, recording your thoughts on resuscitation, intubation, artificial nutrition and similar arrangements in advance avoids future guesswork.
Hoping that formal discussion and documentation will reduce future disagreement or self-blame among relatives, so the family can face things together.
Wanting your own wishes to lead, so the arrangements at the end of life reflect your personal values and beliefs rather than being decided by procedure.
The following are topics that often come up in advance care planning consultations. The actual scope is adjusted to personal wishes, health status and family consensus, and follows Hong Kong's current regulations and care-team guidelines.
Explaining, in plain language, the trigger scenarios of advance directives (such as irreversible coma, severe brain injury, late-stage organ failure) and the treatment options you may accept or refuse.
Helping you organise your thoughts on quality of life, suffering, autonomy and faith, so the written wishes aren't just clauses but truly reflect who you are.
Through family meetings or individual conversations, helping relatives understand and respect your choice. When opinions differ, we act as a neutral bridge to reduce future conflict.
Preparing the formal document, arranging witness signatures, and filing it in the medical record. We recommend a yearly or needs-based review so the wishes stay current.
Advance care planning is not giving up on treatment — it is taking the lead, while you still can, in stating how you wish to be cared for in different scenarios. When family members have to decide on your behalf, a clear document reduces guilt and quarrels.
Professional guidance · Family consensus · Document filing
Below are questions we hear often. Actual practice follows Hong Kong's current regulations and medical-institution guidance. If you have further questions, feel free to reach us via WhatsApp or phone.
No. Advance care planning records, by personal wish, a clear treatment direction for specific scenarios — it is not a blanket refusal. Day-to-day treatment and care are not affected.
It depends on Hong Kong's current regulations and the care team's guidance. We explain the required procedure and help prepare the document; in some scenarios the witness does not need to be a lawyer — the specifics are clarified in the consultation.
Yes. Wishes don't have to be fixed — as long as you still have decision-making capacity, you can update them as life changes. We help schedule review windows and keep the latest version on file.
We use family meetings or one-on-one conversations to help articulate different positions, so relatives understand this is your wish rather than giving up — reducing future conflict and regret.
Advance care planning consultation is supportive in nature and does not constitute legal advice. For specific legal arrangements such as inheritance or medical power of attorney, qualified legal professionals should be consulted; we will refer you to the appropriate professional when needed.
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