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2. Capacity Planning
OHKF agrees with the principle that procedures for setting an AD need to be carefully examined
to sustain the legal validity of the form. However, the resources of planning EoLC could
potentially impose an immense burden on the already over-stretched health system in Hong
Kong. It will be challenging for this legislative proposal to reach its goals without a
stringent capacity plan in place to facilitate pragmatic implementation. Emphasis should be
placed on an integrated approach for personnel in community settings to share respective
responsibilities.
2.1 Making ADs is resource-draining
Consultation Question 9
Do you agree that an advance directive must be made or modified in writing?
Our Hong Kong Foundation [✔] Agree [ ] Disagree
Consultation Question 11
Do you agree that a legally-valid advance directive must be witnessed as safeguard?
Our Hong Kong Foundation [✔] Agree [ ] Disagree
Consultation Question 12
Do you agree to the proposed arrangement to require two witnesses for making and
modifying an advance directive, one of whom must be a medical practitioner, and both
witnesses should not have an interest in the estate of the person making the advance
directive?
Our Hong Kong Foundation [✔] Agree [ ] Disagree
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