An Overview on Attitudes Towards Organ Donation in Hong Kong

From the bedside experience of transplant coordinators, traditional beliefs regarding the preservation of an intact body have gradually been changing. Relatives not knowing the wish of their loved ones and a lack of consensus amongst family members have emerged as important reasons for refusing to donate organs. Hong Kong needs to consider innovative ways to encourage and allow individuals to express their wish as to whether or not they would like to be organ donors, for example, by storing such data on the new Hong Kong identity cards.