China Includes Hong Kong in the Organ Transplant Network, Leading to Nearly 6,000 Hong Kong Citizens to Cancel Organ Donations

As China and Hong Kong actively explore establishing a permanent organ transplantation cooperation mechanism, nearly 6,000 Hong Kong citizens canceled organ donations from December 2022 to April 2023, much more than before. In December last year, the Secretary of Health, Lo Chung-mau, expressed his hope to integrate Hong Kong hospitals into the mainland’s “China Organ Transplant Response System (COTRS)” in an interview with the party media Xinhua News Agency. Citizens canceling organ donation registrations stems from a lack of trust and suspicion towards Beijing.
The source of organ transplantation in China has always been controversial, and international calls have been made to boycott CCP’s organ whitewashing. The medical community and patient groups in Hong Kong also express distrust and concern regarding this issue….