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Office for Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities
Department of Health

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic Started on

Briefing Sessions on Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic

Licence Scanner

Implementation ofRegulatory Requirements ofHealthcare Engineering Systems for Day Procedure Centres (Will take effect from 1 January 2028)

Implementation of
Regulatory Requirements of
Healthcare Engineering Systems for Day Procedure Centres

(Will take effect from 1 January 2028)

Patient Safety Incident Reporting
for Day Procedure Centre
is mandatory
from 1 July 2023

Simple guide to Cap. 633

Licence Application

Exemption Request for Small Practice Clinics

Recent Updates Events Press Release

Recent Updates

Date	Updates
27 Apr 2026	New/Update on FAQ – A1 C4, C5 D12, D14, D15 F2, F3, F5 – F9
14 Apr 2026	Application period for provisional clinic licence has ended on 13 April 2026.
14 Apr 2026	Update on – PHF(E) 32A Guidance Notes for Application for Clinic Licence Section 5 & 9 Remove Sections 14 to 17 regarding transitional arrangements for clinics in operation on 30 November 2018 PHF 32 and PHF 33 Application Form and Checklist of Documents for Clinic Licence Remove Section VI – Particulars for Provisional Licence of Clinic
02 Apr 2026	Application for provisional clinic licences to close on April 13
30 Mar 2026	Update on – PHF(E) 27A Guidance Notes for Cancellation of Day Procedure Centre Licence at Licensee's Request Section 1 FAQ 4
30 Mar 2026	Update on – PHF(E) 32A Guidance Notes for Application for Clinic Licence Section 7 and 10

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Events

Date	Updates
May to Oct 26	Online Briefing Sessions on Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic (For Clinics with Medical Practice)
Apr to Jun 26	April to June 2026 Briefing Sessions on Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic (For Clinics with Dental Practice)
Jan to Mar 26	January to March 2026 Briefing Sessions on Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic (For Clinics with Dental Practice)
Nov 25 to Apr 26	Online Briefing Sessions on Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic (For Clinics with Medical Practice)
25 Nov 25	Briefing Session on Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic (For Clinics with Medical Practice)
Oct to Dec 25	October to December Briefing Sessions on Application for Clinic Licence and Request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic (For Clinics with Dental Practice)

Press Release

Date	Updates
02 Apr 26	Application for provisional clinic licences to close on April 13
26 Feb 26	DH discovers clinic providing RGA hair growth service suspected of operating unlicensed day procedure centre
16 Feb 26	DH steps up inspections to premises offering RGA hair growth or platelet-rich plasma services to safeguard public health (with photo)
12 Feb 26	Shop providing RGA hair growth service suspected of operating unlicensed day procedure centre and possessing unregistered pharmaceutical product or Part 1 poison
13 Oct 25	DH starts accepting applications for clinic licences and requests for letters of exemption for small practice clinics
26 Jun 25	DH holds first briefing session for industry on regulatory regime for clinics and small practice clinics (with photo)

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