Publications and Access to Information

Disclosure Log

The disclosure log provides summary description of the nature of information requested and released under the Code on Access to Information ("the Code") by this department. The disclosure log will be updated on a quarterly basis.

If any member of the public wishes to obtain any information listed in the disclosure log, an information request should be made to our Access to Information Officer. Such requests will be handled in accordance with the Code.

January to March 2020

Entry / Reference number	Information requested and released
1	Information related to the influenza vaccination programmes
2	Information related to the work of the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office of Department of Health (“DH”), as well as the duties and promotion prospects of Foreman Grade
3	Information related to the supplier’s lists of the DH and the open tenders issued by DH
4	Information related to - - the main procurement procedure adopted for language related services - type of language related services procured - the languages for which services procured in the past
5	Information related to hotline(s) of DH which is/are handled by call centre(s)
6	The establishment, strength and recruitment statistics of Scientific Officer (Medical) Grade from 2016 to 2020
7	Information related to the Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance and the work of the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office of DH
8	Information related to the circumstances under which unregistered drugs could be imported to Hong Kong
9	The establishment and strength of the Laboratory Attendant Grade in DH
10	Number of posts approved for creation / deletion in DH in financial year 2020-21
11	Information related to blood testing and other testing services provided to residents

April to June 2020

Entry / Reference number	Information requested and released
1	Information related to a suspected case of COVID-19 and the coronavirus tests in Hong Kong
2	The establishment and strength of Dental Surgery Assistant Grade of Department of Health (“DH”) as at 31 December 2019
3	Information related to direct-to-consumer genetic testing in Hong Kong
4	Number of inspections and prosecutions initiated by the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office on smoking on the Central-Cheung Chau Ferry
5	The procedures of a hotel to be included in the tender process for accommodation arrangement in DH

July to September 2020

Entry / Reference number	Information requested and released
1	Information related to – (a) how long a patient has to wait to get his/her Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) testing results in Hong Kong (b) the cost for Department of Health (“DH”) to administer a COVID-19 test (c) breakdown of the cost for administering COVID-19 tests (d) any COVID-19 tests on water samples from sewage; whether the government or other institutions in Hong Kong have the capacities to perform such tests; and whether the government will perform such tests in near future (e) number of tests performed in the past 4 months (i.e. March to June 2020) by DH (f) the circumstances under which COVID-19 testing services are available for members of the public free of charge (g) the capacity of COVID-19 testing of DH (h) any Government’s plan to spend the earmarked HK$220 million Anti-epidemic Fund to boost testing capacity (i) whether the Government consider the strategy of “pool testing” in the near future to boost testing capacity for Hong Kong
2	Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office’s general procedures for handling complaints of illegal smoking
3	Information related to the total number of the following registered healthcare professionals in the past ten years (i.e. 2010 to 2019) – (a) Chiropractors (b) Pharmacists (c) Medical Laboratory Technologists (d) Radiographers (e) Physiotherapists (f) Occupational Therapists (g) Dental Hygienists Information related to the number of the following registered medical/healthcare professionals as at 31 December 2018 and 2019 – (a) Medical Practitioners with Full Registration (b) Medical Practitioners with Limited Registration (c) Dentists (resident in or outside Hong Kong) (d) Optometrists
4	Information related to the total number of notifications of medical surveillance issued
5	Information related to quarantine measures and COVID-19 testing for inbound foreign domestic helpers
6	Information related to the duties of a Medical and Health Officer as well as the name and contact details of her supervisor
7	Information related to – (a) the period of winter influenza season in Hong Kong from 2014/2015 to 2018/2019 (b) the definition of an influenza-like illness outbreak (c) the number of consultations received by sentinel General Out-patient Clinics, Private Medical Practitioner Clinics and Chinese Medicine Practitioners Clinics during the winter flu seasons
8	The establishment and strength of Electrical Technician Grade in DH
9	Information related to the quarantine measures for inbound travellers from Japan
10	Information related to Civil Service Regulation 1288 – grant of sick leave to an officer outside Hong Kong
11	Information related to the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases of the following categories of exempted persons – (a) aircrew (b) crew on board

October to December 2020

Entry / Reference number	Information requested and released
1	Information related to the catering services for quarantine centres – (a) the supplier list for catering service for each quarantine centres (b) the average cost of each meals, the total number and the total cost of meals served (c) the total number of people served by each caterer and the amount paid by the Government (d) the criteria and procedures for selecting caterers
2	Information related to the 147 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) confirmed cases of non-Hong Kong residents – (a) the number of cases whose occupations are marine crew or aircrew (b) their nationalities
3	(i) The latest establishment and strength (by rank) of the grades under the purview of Department of Health (“DH”), including those working in other bureaux/departments (ii) The number of officers mentioned in (i) above who resigned (by grade) (iii) The total number of applications received and offers made (including those rejected the offer) in the following recruitment exercises – − Electrical Technician published on 1 November 2019 − Physicist published on 25 October 2019 − Dental Surgery Assistant and Dental Officer respectively published on 18 October 2019 − Physiotherapist I published on 4 October 2019 − Enrolled Nurse published on 20 September 2019 − Clinical Psychologist published on 30 August 2019 − Occupational Therapist I published on 23 August 2019 − Dental Hygienist published on 2 August 2019 − Scientific Officer (Medical) (Audiological Services) published on 31 May 2019 − Optometrist published on 24 May 2019 − Clinical Psychologist published on 10 May 2019 − Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist respectively published on 12 April 2019 − Medical Laboratory Technician II and Radiographer II respectively published on 29 March 2019 − Registered Nurse published on 22 February 2019 − Mortuary Officer and Hospital Administrator II respectively published on 7 December 2018 − Dietitian published on 30 November 2018 − Pharmacist published on 16 November 2018 − Speech Therapist published on 7 September 2018 − Optometrist and Inoculator respectively published on 29 June 2018
4	Information related to the 18 Elderly Health Centres – i) number of members ii) number of Diabetes Mellitus (“DM”) patients iii) number of members participated in the DM support group
5	Information (date, time and venue) related to fixed penalty notices issued by DH under Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation (Cap. 599G) since 15 July 2020 and Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) Regulation (Cap. 599I) since 23 July 2020
6	Agendas of all meetings of Chinese Medicine Development Committee and Chinese Medicine Practice Subcommittee since their establishment in 2013

Note:The disclosure log does not cover the requests from individual persons/companies for information about themselves and their complaint cases, or the requests for information already published or available through an existing charged service.