CE Tells Police To Probe Organ Donation 'disruption'
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2023-05-23 HKT 11:08
Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said he has told police to investigate what he said were attempts to disrupt Hong Kong's organ donation system ahead of a planned cross-border organ-matching scheme.
The administration says there has been a surge in applications from people seeking to de-register from the city's organ donation programme.
These include requests from people who aren't even signed up, officials say.
Ahead of this week's Executive Council meeting, Lee said he has told the police to look into whether any crime has been committed.
“If someone hasn’t even registered but asked to cancel the registration, I think it’s dubious and suspicious. I strongly condemn such attempts to detract from the value of this organ donation initiative. We should all condemn such an attempt because this is a disgrace,” he said.
Lee said the government will continue to promote organ donation, adding that the planned matching arrangement with the mainland will be life-saving.
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