Comments on: Medical Care: Netizen Compares Hong Kong To Mainland

By: Gaz

Gaz — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:05:45 +0000

Love it how mainlanders always make excuses for their country being a shit hole, instead of admitting its a shit hole and doing something about it like HK people.

People get what they deserve. Chinese people have chosen not only to support but to LOVE a corrupt “gangster” government (see pre-olympic MAINLANDERS protesting all over the world to support the communist party when there were a few anti-chinese-government protests by non-chinese people). Chinese DESERVE to have a shit system, if you critisize the government the first people to attack you will be normal everyday mainland chinese.

When mainlanders take responsibilty for their own future then and ONLY then will they deserve a better system.

By: HKer

HKer — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:15:06 +0000

How much tax do you pay in China?

I earn what a good salary for a 30-something university-grad professional at a big company in HK (More than a secretary, less than a banker!)

This year, I will pay HK $80,000+ in income tax. Every year, I pay HK $12,000 in stamp duty (property tax). And when we bought our flat last year, we paid $200,000 to the government.

Do I use HK $100,000 a year in public services? No way! I have no kids. I don’t use public hospitals because I have private coverage. But I’m happy to pay tax because that it’s what makes universal coverage possible. If we want our poor and elderly to be treated well, people like me have to pay.

What kills me if when mainlanders (particularly pregnant women giving birth) “sneak” down here on tourist visas, use the hospitals illegally and then flee without paying the bills. If you don’t pay HK taxes and aren’t HK residents, don’t scam our services!

By: jin

jin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:51:52 +0000

I’d rather live in a place where the government respects human rights. That’s why we need democracy in China. In Cina, human rights only apply to the Rich.

By: alexa

alexa — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:48:31 +0000

I have to admit, even as a person born in the mainland, the public hospitals in the mainland are pretty @#%#$, the doctors and nurses talk to you like you’re scum and it’s all about money money money. In New Zealand public hospitals are FREE. (You just have to wait a few hours if it’s minor) And the nurses and doctors actually treat you like human beings, there’s automony. I remember my grandma almost cried as she was touched because a nurse knelt down to put on her socks for her- because according to her something like that would never happen in the mainland- in a public hospital. China still has a long way to go. In New Zealand, a right to hospital care and life is a right. In China it’s a right, only if you have money.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:24:19 +0000

Is HK’s welfare system better than China’s? ****ing hell, take a look at this video and tell me if the police in HK would do sh1t like this?!

http://www.chinasmack.com/stories/police-criticized-bloody-nanjing-drunk-driving-accident/#comment-28513

By: Jamar

Jamar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:59:07 +0000

And then realize that this is apples and oranges because while India could become independent, HK had no such choice.

By: Jackie Cho

Jackie Cho — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:39:35 +0000

I was born and growth in Hong Kong. I don’t totally agree with these comments.
1. If you don’t have $100 dollars, we will still save you. Because if you are poor, social worker will help you to fill a form and government will pay for you.

2. You are classified by 2nd priority because you are not seriously hurt. Seriously hurt means you are going to die. If you are not going to die, you should be serious hurt.
When I get a fever at 103F, I was classified as 3rd priority. Usually the case with bleeding is classified as 2nd priority.

3. It should charge $100 because too many mainland chinese people come to Hong Kong and see doctors. In fact, I suggest to fully charge those Mainland people using Hong Kong facilities. In Hong Kong, there is around 500 Mainland people come to have their children born in Hong Kong, and then say “I don’t have money”. Then we can do nothing. (Of course, some people may pay around $20000HKD according to current policy.)

By: Samael

Samael — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:20:28 +0000

not what all the swivel-eyed poms who come here say. quit leeching off our health/welfare system u goddamn english swine

By: Samael

Samael — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:15:41 +0000

sarcastically challenged much?

By: Laowai9

Laowai9 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:08:43 +0000

Jeez, just spend one day in Hong Kong and one in Shanghai and you can clearly see the difference. Hongkies are all civilized and polite and pleasant and helpful, lining up in proper queues and waiting for their turn and not walking against the light. Shanghos are savages, spitting, burping, farting, pushing, shoving, running to get metro seats before that poor a-yi can sit down and shouting into their cellphones in public to show just what bigshots they are.

Medical care in HK vs Mainland is like this. Do you go to a real doctor who treats real people, or some brat with a toy stethoscope who bought his degree?