Kai Tak Hospital set to open

April 10, 2026

Hospital Authority Kowloon Central Cluster Chief Executive Dr Eric Cheung:

The Kai Tak Hospital itself is situated in quite a prime site in Kowloon district. Being a standalone development instead of an on-site co-development with an existing hospital, it allows us to better develop the infrastructure and equipment in the hospital itself. We have quite a few new distinct features, including the cyclotron, which is the machine that manufactures or produces radioligand traces for PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scans, etc. We have new scanners and we will also have a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in the building. In addition, many new services will be started after we move there. For example, we are going to develop the chest pain centre, the stroke centre, we have a neuroscience centre, and we are also a designated trauma centre, which is equipped also with a helipad on the hospital premises. So we believe that all of these new features would help better to deliver services to the population of Kowloon in general.

There are two phases to the transition. The first phase is October 2026. This will involve day patients and outpatients in this part. This will involve family medicine, medicine, surgery, neurosurgery and oncology patients. So, there will still be a sizable proportion of outpatients on the new premises in the first phase. Because this phase does not involve the transition of people who are relatively sick, we do not expect a lot of problems in this process.

As for the second transition, that is going to happen in 2028. That time is dependent on the completion of the buildings. By that time, we would have already laid down a detailed plan as to how to transition that. Probably we will leave the details to a later time.

The new acute hospital located in the Kai Tak Development Area, officially named Kai Tak Hospital (KTH), is scheduled to commence services in October in phases, with the Specialist Out-patient Clinic Block and the Oncology Block launching clinical services first.

With a total gross floor area of 500,000 sq m and 2,400 beds once fully operational, it will be the largest healthcare hub in terms of bed capacity and total floor area in Hong Kong,

The hospital will serve Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong districts, covering a population of more than 1.8 million. It will also provide clinical support to the adjacent Hong Kong Children's Hospital, strengthening the synergy between the two hospitals, and will become the largest public healthcare hub in Hong Kong.

Announcing the plan today, Hospital Authority Kowloon Central Cluster Chief Executive Dr Eric Cheung noted that KTH would help better to deliver services to the general population of Kowloon.

“The Kai Tak Hospital itself is situated in quite a prime site in Kowloon district. Being a standalone development instead of an on-site co-development with an existing hospital, it allows us to better develop the infrastructure and equipment in the hospital itself.

“We have quite a few new distinct features, including the cyclotron, which is the machine that manufactures or produces radioligand traces for Positron Emission Tomography scans, etc. We have new scanners, and we will also have a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in the building.

“In addition, many new services will be started after we move there. For example, we are going to develop the chest pain centre, the stroke centre, we have a neuroscience centre, and we are also a designated trauma centre, which is equipped also with a helipad on the hospital premises. So we believe that all of these new features would help better to deliver services to the population of Kowloon in general.

KTH will commence services in two phases, gradually absorbing clinical services from Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

In the first phase, clinical services at the Family Medicine Integrated Centre, and specialist outpatient services of the Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Neurosurgery, Family Medicine, and Oncology will be launched.

Allied health services, the Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, and a range of supporting clinical services will also begin in October simultaneously.

Subsequently, the Hospital Authority (HA) will implement the second phase of service arrangements, with in-patient, surgical and accident and emergency services expected to commence in 2028.

Dr Cheung added: “There will still be a sizable proportion of outpatients in the new premises in the first phase. Because this phase does not involve the transition of people who are relatively sick, we do not expect a lot of problems in this process.

“As for the second transition, that is going to happen in 2028. That time is dependent on the completion of the buildings. By that time, we would have already laid down a detailed plan as to how to transition that. Probably we will leave the details to a later time.”

KTH comprises five towers, equipped with 37 operating theatres and a range of advanced clinical facilities. It contains various specialist centres, such as the Oncology Centre and Neuroscience Centre to support complex referrals.

As a designated Trauma Centre under the Hospital Authority, KTH provides 24-hour accident and emergency services for all types of emergencies, urgent situations and major incidents.

KTH is the first public hospital in Hong Kong equipped with a cyclotron, enabling in-house production of radioactive tracers for diagnostic examinations and oncology, further strengthening its clinical capabilities

The HA has set up a dedicated team to follow up on the relocation of services to KTH. Staff will personally call patients to inform them of their new appointment details, and notifications will also be sent via text message, post and the HA mobile application "HA Go". In addition, the KTH Hotline at 3506 5188 is also operational to answer patient enquiries.