Giving birth to a child is originally a sacred and happy event, but “Sing Tao Appeal King” recently received help from readers, saying that when his mainland wife gave birth in Hong Kong, due to premature birth and document issues, he faced a very huge expense. It can be said that Big budget loss, emotional distress.
My wife gave birth prematurely and my daughter was born in a public hospital. The price of the private hospital is nearly doubled.
Ryan, a 46-year-old Hong Konger, works in the information technology industry. In 2018, he was introduced to Ms. Huang, a mainlander, by a friend. The two felt that they were much older and decided to get married after dating for a year. His wife immediately applied for a one-way permit and prepared to settle in Hong Kong. Reunion with husband. During the epidemic, Ms. Huang stayed in Hong Kong to take refuge. It was not until May 2023 that Ms. Huang discovered that she was pregnant, and later learned that the gender was a daughter.
Although his wife’s due date is February 24 this year, Ryan, who is about to become a new father, has made all preparations, including arranging for his wife to give birth at a private hospital in Hong Kong, for which he paid a deposit of approximately HK$40,000. On the other hand, Ryan spent a sum of his savings to renovate his residence so that his wife would settle down in Hong Kong and the family would have a comfortable home after the birth of their daughter. According to the serial number of the one-way permit applied for in the Mainland, his wife’s permit should be issued before the end of 2023. In other words, his wife should have become a Hong Kong citizen before giving birth.
However, fate is not as good as fate. My wife who was in Hong Kong suddenly had amniotic fluid at the end of November last year and was immediately sent to the emergency room of North District Hospital and then transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin for hospitalization. It was not until early December last year that Mrs. Ryan finally gave birth to her “seven-star girl”. Since she was not full term, her daughter had to stay in the intensive care unit.
Ryan said that his daughter was born three months early, causing the couple to lose a lot of money. The most troublesome thing was that his wife did not have a Hong Kong identity card when she gave birth, so her bill for giving birth in a public hospital was also charged as a non-Hong Kong person, and the amount exceeded 170,000 yuan, which is nearly twice as expensive as giving birth in a private hospital. If compared to the cost of giving birth in a public hospital for Hong Kong residents, it only costs about 2,000 yuan, which is 85 times more expensive. Ryan really couldn’t afford it for a while.
Ryan said: “I was very surprised because the hospital once told me that I had to pay the full amount before I could receive the birth certificate for my daughter. The inability to obtain the birth certificate will make it inconvenient for the baby to do many things after he is discharged from the hospital. For example, getting vaccinated, seeing a doctor, etc. Because she has no identity, she can’t even see a doctor.”
Present Mainland documents to prove that you have been approved to settle in Hong Kong before giving birth.
To this end, Ryan sought help from multiple departments, including the Chief Executive’s Office. After several negotiations, he was finally able to obtain a birth certificate for his daughter earlier, which solved a problem, but the cost of staying in the hospital remained unsolved. Ryan showed documents to “Sing Tao Complaint King” showing that the mainland authorities had issued a notice approving his wife’s settlement in Hong Kong on November 27 last year, before the baby was born. “It seems that the one-way certificate has been issued. It’s just because my wife wore amniotic fluid. Because the lives of one child and one child are in danger, she can’t go back to the mainland to collect the documents. She has no ID card, which may incur huge expenses and cause me a lot of financial losses.” and mental stress.”
According to the information, after mainland residents receive the above-mentioned notification and complete the cancellation of their mainland household registration and mainland identity certificate, they can apply for a “pass to Hong Kong and Macau” commonly known as a one-way permit. With the certificate, they can enter the country at Luohu Port and officially become Hong Kong residents.
The Prince of Wales Hospital responded to inquiries and stated that it had followed the guidelines and transmitted the information to the birth registry within 5 weeks after the baby was born. In terms of charges, because the patient failed to provide information to verify his Hong Kong resident status during the medical service, he was charged as a non-eligible person, totaling approximately NT$170,000.
The hospital has contacted the patient’s family to explain the situation and reminds the patient to submit additional information. If it is confirmed that the patient is already an eligible person during hospitalization, the hospital will arrange to adjust the charges. In 2023, the Hospital Authority temporarily recorded 259 cases of non-eligible persons giving birth in public hospitals.
Since Mrs. Ryan has not completed the procedures for obtaining a one-way permit in the Mainland and obtaining the right of abode in Hong Kong, there is doubt as to whether it can be proven that she is a qualified person. Ryan, the victim, hopes that relevant departments can consider the special situation of his family and deal with it in a humane manner.
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2024-01-29 03:21:58
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