The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (), with a history dating back to 1870, is the oldest and largest

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. It provides extensive

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and

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through 194 service centres spread across Hong Kong. Although Tung Wah Group of Hospitals is purely a charitable organisation today, it was originally an organisation that brought together the most influential Chinese magnates of Hong Kong in early colonial period. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals is also responsible for the management of Man Mo Temple, once an important cultural centre of

colonial Hong Kong Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the British ...

. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals' Gallery, can be found in Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences, exhibits antiques of the charitable organisation.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum is a museum housed in the former Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital, located at 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Only this building was preserved when Kwong Wah Hospital was re-developed in 1958–19 ...

, also managed by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, is located inside

Kwong Wah Hospital Kwong Wah Hospital is a 1,141-bed Charitable district general hospital in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong. Located on 25 Waterloo Road, the hospital was founded by the Tung Wah Group in 1911, and managed by the Hospital Authority since 1991. It provide ...

Name origin

The Chinese name of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, 東華三院, literally means three hospitals of Tung Wah. The three hospitals are Tung Wah Hospital (1890),

(1911) and

Tung Wah Eastern Hospital Tung Wah Eastern Hospital is a charitable rehabilitation hospital located at Causeway Bay and operated by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The hospital was formerly called Indian General Hospital (IGH). Opened on 27 November 1929, the hospita ...

(1929), all were founded by local Chinese. They formed a group in 1931, the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.

Board of directors

The Board of Directors of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals is responsible for ensuring the charitable organization is properly maintained. All board appointments require consent of

Government of Hong Kong The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-Br ...

. The incumbent chairman of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Lee Yuk-lun, took office on 6 April 2017, succeeding his predecessor, Katherine Ma.

Hospital services

Five hospitals are under the umbrella of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, including Tung Wah Hospital,

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital is an extended care hospital under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is most commonly referred to by its short name ''"TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital"'' or just ''"Wong Tai Sin Hospital"''. It is ...

and

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital (, TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital in short) is a geriatric hospital under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Sandy Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. History The hospital was known as S ...

, providing a total of 2,652 hospital beds . It is Tung Wah's policy to provide at least 600 beds free of charge, of which 200 may be funded by the government. TWGH also operates nursing home services for the elderly: * Jockey Club Sunshine Complex for the Elderly - at the old Nam Long Hospital site

School of Nursing

Providing competent nurse education has been a mission of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals since 1964, when

nursing schools Nurse education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. This education is provided to student nurses by experienced nurses and other med ...

of Tung Wah Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital and Tung Wah Eastern Hospital were merged. With the expansion of Kwong Wah Hospital, where the merged nursing school was settled, more students were admitted to its nursing school. Three classes, with a total of over 210 students, were commenced every year.

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(鍾陳可慰), a

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nurse in

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during

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and author of ''Piloted to Serve'', had supervised the nursing school from 1964 to 1975.

Education Division

The group operates 52 schools in Hong Kong, including one degree granting tertiary institution, 18 secondary schools, 17 primary schools, 15 kindergartens and two schools for the mentally handicapped. Except for the degree granting tertiary institution and kindergartens, the other schools are all directly funded by the government. Self-financing degree granting tertiary institution: *

Tung Wah College Tung Wah College (TWC; ) is a self-financing degree granting tertiary institution of Hong Kong, established by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) in 2010 and registered under the Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap 320). With a mission ...

Secondary schools: * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals C.Y. Ma Memorial College, Au Tau,

Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang W ...

- since 1994 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chang Ming Thien College, Sham Shui Po - since 1971 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chen Zao Men College, Kwai Shing,

Kwai Chung Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town. In 2000, it had a populat ...

- since 1972 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Directors' College,

Choi Yuen Estate Choi Yuen Estate () is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Landmark North and MTR Sheung Shui station. It is the first public housing estate in North District and consists of six residential buildings compl ...

, Sheung Shui - since 1982 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kwok Yat Wai College, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long - since 1995 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Ching Dea Memorial College, North Point - since 1970 *

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College () is an aided secondary school in Hong Kong, founded in 1982. It is the twelfth secondary school established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The school is located in Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling. ...

, Cheung Wah Estate,

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling i ...

- since 1982 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lo Kon Ting Memorial College, Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long - since 1987 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lui Yun Choy Memorial College, Tseung Kwan O - since 1995 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mr. & Mrs. Kwong Sik Kwan College, Tuen Mun - since 1998 *

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mrs. Fung Wong Fung Ting College Tung may refer to: People * Madison Tung, a U.S. Air Force Officer, wrestler, and Rhodes Scholar * Ho-Pin Tung, a dutch race car driver of Chinese descent. * Lola Tung, an actress known for her acting debut on drama series The Summer I Turned Pr ...

Lek Yuen Estate Lek Yuen Estate () is a public housing estate in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the first public housing estate in Sha Tin, built on the reclaimed land of Sha Tin Hoi, located near Wo Che Estate and MTR Sha Tin station. The estate co ...

, Sha Tin - since 1978 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College, Kwai Chung - since 1977 *

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals S.C. Gaw Memorial College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals S. C. Gaw Memorial College () is a secondary school on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. The school is surrounded by four resited villages, Tai Wong Ha, Yim Tin Kok, Lam Tin, and San Uk. The College is a co-educational ...

Tsing Yi Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

- since 1984 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Sun Hoi Directors' College,

Wu King Estate The following is an overview of public housing estates in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Subsidised S ...

, Tuen Mun - since 1981 *

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fung Ling College Tung may refer to: People * Madison Tung, a U.S. Air Force Officer, wrestler, and Rhodes Scholar * Ho-Pin Tung, a dutch race car driver of Chinese descent. * The_Summer_I_Turned_Pretty_(TV_series), Lola Tung, an actress known for her acting debut ...

Ma On Shan Road Ma On Shan Road () is a major road in the new town of Ma On Shan in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The road extends northward from Tate's Cairn Highway near Tai Shui Hang along the eastern bank of the Shing Mun River. It ends in the north when ...

, Sha Tin - since 1977 *

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College () is a Hong Kong secondary school. Fully subsidized by the Government of Hong Kong, the day school is located in Oxford Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. Foundation Being the first secondary scho ...

, Oxford Road,

Kowloon Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...

- since 1961 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yau Tze Tin Memorial College,

Siu Hong Court The following is an overview of public housing estates in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), Subsidised S ...

, Tuen Mun - since 1982 * Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yow Kam Yuen College, City One, Sha Tin - since 1985 Primary schools include: *

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chow Yin Sum Primary School Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has founded two primary schools on the Tsing Yi Island, i.e. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum Primary School and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chow Yin Sum Primary School. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum ...

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum Primary School Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has founded two primary schools on the Tsing Yi Island, i.e. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum Primary School and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chow Yin Sum Primary School. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum ...

Community Services Division

As at March 2006, Tung Wah operated 134 community service centres: * Elderly Services Centres: 41 centres * Youth and Family Services Centres: 38 centres * Rehabilitation Services: 38 centres * Traditional Services: 17 centres, including: ** Funeral parlours: *** TWGHs Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour, 181

Po Kong Village Road Po or PO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Po (Kung Fu Panda), the protagonist of the ''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise * Po, one of the titular ''Teletubbies'' * Po, a character in the novel ''Graceling'' by Kristin Cashore M ...

- since 1977 *** TWGHs International Funeral Parlour, 8 Cheong Hang Road,

Hung Hom Hung Hom () is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Including the area of Whampoa, Tai Wan, Hok Yuen, Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of Hung Ho ...

- since 1980 *** Tung Wah Coffin Home, Cemeteries and Colombarium, 9

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- since 1899 ** Temples and fortune-telling stalls: *** TWGHs Man Mo Temple, 124-126 Hollywood Road - since 1847 *** TWGHs Litt Shing Kung, 128 Hollywood Road - since 1847 *** Kwun Yum Temple, 400

Shatin Pass Road Shatin Pass Road () is a road in the Wong Tai Sin District of Kowloon, Hong Kong, linking the Wong Tai Sin area in the south to the junction of Fei Ngo Shan Road and Jat's Incline in the north. Along the way, it passes through the Tsz Wan Shan ...

, Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon - since 1853 *** TWGHs Kwong Fook Tsz, 40 Tai Ping Shan Street - since 1856 *** Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai, 129

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- since 1860 (The management of the Temple has been delegated to the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals by the Chinese Temples Committee since pre-war times) *** Tin Hau Temple,

Temple Street A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called church (building), churches), Hindui ...

Public Square Street Public Square Street (; formerly ) is a street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Location The street runs in an east-west alignment from Cliff Road to Ching Ping Street (), meeting Nathan Road, Temple Street, Shanghai Street, Reclamation S ...

Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Name ''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, ...

- since 1865 *** Fook Tak Tsz, Temple Street/Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei - since 1865 *** Shea Tan, Temple Street/Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei - since 1865 *** Shing Wong Temple, Temple Street/Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei - since 1972 *** The School, Temple Street/Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei - since 1972 ***

Hung Shing Temple Hung Shing Temples or Tai Wong Temples are temples dedicated to Hung Shing Tai Wong (). Hung Shing temples have been widely built in southern China, especially Guangdong province The table provides a partial list of these temples. Hung Shing Fe ...

, 58

Fuk Tsun Street Fuk may refer to: *Fu (character), a Chinese character meaning "fortune" (福), also transliterated Fook (disambiguation), Fook, Fuku (disambiguation), Fuku, or Fu *FUK, IATA code of Fukuoka Airport in Japan *a Chinese given name: **Fuk Li (), phys ...

, Kowloon - since 1881 (The temple was moved and rebuilt at the present site in 1930, and has since been managed by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.) *** Shui Yuet Kung, 90 Shantung Street, Kowloon - since 1884 *** Wong Tai Sin fortune-telling and oblation arcade, Lung Cheung Road, in front of Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon - since 1956 (161 soothsayers' stalls and 40 temple goods stalls) ** Commemoration hall: *** Virtue Court, 130 Hollywood Road - since 1993

References

External links

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