General Public

• Proper Hand Hygiene
• WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care: a Summary (Revised in July 2009)
• Proper Hand Hygiene
• Proper Use of Mask
• Proper Use of Mask
• The Use of Bleach
• Video: Procedures for preparing and using diluted bleach
• The Use of Bleach
• Guidelines
• Advice on Household Disinfection at the Peak Season of Seasonal Influenza ( 123.93 KB)
• General Principles of Personal, Home and Environment Hygiene
• Guidance note on monitoring of body temperature ( 577.12 KB)
• Health Advice on Using Water Dispensers ( 665.73 KB)
• Public Health Advice for Play Facilities ( 110.55 KB)
• Make Sure the Trap Is Not Dry ( 306.21 KB)

Health Professional

• ICB Infection Control Guidelines
• Proper Hand Hygiene
• WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care: a Summary (Revised in July 2009)
• Proper Hand Hygiene
• Proper Use of Mask
• Proper Use of Mask
• The Use of Bleach
• Video: Procedures for preparing and using diluted bleach
• The Use of Bleach
• ICB Infection Control Guidelines
• ICB Infection Control Guidelines
• Personal Protection Equipment
• Use N95 Respirator Properly ( 297.70 KB)
• Guidelines on Infection Control Practice in the Clinic Settings of Department of Health ( 1.20 MB)
• The Basic Protocol - Infection Control Guidelines for the Dental Service, Department of Health (2019) ( 2.12 MB)
• Guide to Infection Control in Clinic Setting ( 896.80 KB)
• General Infection Control Measures for Chinese Medicine Clinics (Chinese version only) ( 236.37 KB)
• Guideline on Infection Control related to Acupuncture- Draft ( 628.66 KB)
• Infection Disease and Infection Control Resources available at the HA Infectious Disease Control Training Centre
• Infection Control Guidelines on Nephrology Services in Hong Kong (2023) ( 1.01 MB)
• Precautions for Handling and Disposal of Dead Bodies (The 10th edition) ( 1.00 MB)
• Scientific Committee on Infection Control
• Scientific Committee on Infection Control guidelines
• Video Demostration
• Personal Protection Equipment
• Hand rubbing with alcohol-based handrub
• Washing hands with soap and water
• Procedures for preparing and using diluted bleach
• Handling vomitus
• Handling contaminated linen and clothing
• Wound care (Chinese version only)
• Basic Infection Control for Property Management (Video)
• Reference tools for proper use of antimicrobial drugs
• Reducing bacterial resistance with IMPACT, 5th edition, Hong Kong
• Antibiotic Stewardship Programme in Primary Care

Institution and School

• Schools
• Health Advice to School for the prevention of avian influenza ( 216.67 KB)
• Advice to School on Prevention of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( 182.58 KB)
• Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Schools / Kindergartens / Kindergartens-cum-Child Care Centres / Child Care Centres - Full text (Revised: July 2023) ( 1.09 MB)
• A Supplement on Ventilation: Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Schools / Kindergartens / Kindergartens-cum-Child Care Centres / Child Care Centres ( 1.22 MB)
• Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Schools / Kindergartens / Kindergartens-cum-Child Care Centres / Child Care Centres - Video
• Residential Care Home for the Elderly
• Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Residential Care Home for the Elderly (Last update: June 2023) ( 1.85 MB)
• A Supplement on Ventilation: Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly & Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities ( 932.53 KB)
• Infection Control Advice on Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms for Residential Care Homes for the Elderly ( 363.38 KB)
• Guidelines for Residential Care Homes for the Elderly (RCHEs) and Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities (RCHDs) for the Prevention of Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 ( 512.02 KB)
• Extracted from Appendix L of the Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly (Last update: August 2019)
• Hand Hygiene & Infection Control in RCHEs Educational Videos
• Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities
• Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities (Last update: April 2023) ( 1.99 MB)
• A Supplement on Ventilation: Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly & Guidelines on Prevention of Communicable Diseases in Residential Care Homes for Persons with Disabilities ( 932.53 KB)

Businesses and workplace

• Properties Management
• Advice on Prevention of Infectious Diseases for Property Management ( 1.02 MB)
• Basic Infection Control for Property Management (Video)
• Hotel Industry
• Guidelines on infection control of commercial spa pools ( 197.16 KB)
• Guidelines on Infection Control & Prevention In Hotel Industry ( 9.73 MB / Web Accessible Version)

Hand Hygiene

Antimicrobial Resistance

Disease Specific

• Avian influenza
• Dengue Fever
• Ebola Virus Disease
• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
• Seasonal influenza
• Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Health Education Resource

• Hand Hygiene
• Use of Bleach
• Personal Protection Equipment
• Handling vomitus
• Handling contaminated linen and clothing
• Hand Hygiene & Infection Control in RCHEs Educational Videos
• Basic Infection Control for Property Management (Video)
• Infection Control Training for COVID-19 Vaccination Settings (Video)(Chinese version only)
• Antimicrobial Resistance

Recommendation from Scientific Committee on Infection Control

Event / Activities

• World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
• Hand Hygiene Day

Mobile Applications

• IMPACT
• Mobile apps content from "HKeIC"