医务卫生局局长卢宠茂在周五举行的立法会卫生事务委员会会议上向议员表示，如果香港中文大学医院提前偿还政府贷款，纳税人将不会蒙受损失。
卢宠茂作出上述回应，此前立法会议员杨永杰批评该医院在新冠疫情期间曾寻求延期还款，而现时又希望通过再融资以获取更低利率。杨永杰指出，医疗中心在困难时期向立法会寻求延期还款，待利润改善后又寻求更低成本的融资。这笔总额40.33亿港元的贷款最初于2015年批出，还款期限已由2023年推迟至2028年。中大医院行政总裁冯康向委员会表示，医院的财务状况现已有所改善。
More than 600 Hongkongers aged 60 and above have defaulted on student loans under five government schemes funding tertiary and post-secondary studies, owing an average of HK$17,400 (US$2,220) each, the Education Bureau said. It recorded 9,838 default cases involving 8,494 individuals as of January 31 this year, with outstanding amounts totalling nearly HK$126 million. The bureau disclosed the figures in a reply to lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong's Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau affirmed the city's commitment to helping mainland China's medical and health standards 'go global' at the opening of the 15th China Chest Pain Centres Congress. He hailed the event as of 'great significance' as the first national Chinese medical conference hosted in the city.
The head of Hong Kong's Education University has urged school governing bodies to find a 'way out' amid dwindling student numbers. His comments follow an announcement two weeks ago by education authorities that 15 primary schools—a recent record high—cannot operate subsidised Primary One classes due to low enrolment. Lee stressed the need for collective wisdom to explore various solutions.
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Lofter Group and an affiliate have been sued for HK$130 million over alleged breaches of bond guarantor duties, days after the death of founder Carol Chow.