Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2024

11 January 2024

The Department of Health to extend Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme on 1 January 2020

1 January 2020

The Department of Health has fully implemented the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme starting from 1 January 2020, further extending its coverage to Hong Kong residents aged 50 to 75, i.e. those born in the years 1944 to 1970, to enrol in screening tests subsidised by the Government for the prevention of colorectal cancer. Please click here.

Launch of the Hong Kong Cancer Strategy

26 July 2019

Hong Kong’s first cancer strategy was promulgated on 26 July 2019. Phased outcomes related to prevention and control of cancer are set to be achieved by 2025. To view the report of the Hong Kong Cancer Strategy, Please click here.

World Cancer Day 2019

4 February 2019

Cancer is the top killer in Hong Kong. To echo with the World Cancer Day (4th February of every year), Senior Medical and Health Officer of the Department of Health Dr Andrew Lau and Senior Dietitian Ms Mandy Kwan shared tips on preventing cancer and dietary advice for the Lunar New Year. Please click here.

Let’s support Hong Kong Cancer Day 2018

9 December 2018

Organised by the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, the 6th Hong Kong Cancer Day event was held on 9 December 2018 at the Piazza of Kowloon Park, and the Department of Health was one of the co-organisers. This year’s event was themed "Anti-Cancer, Say No to Alcohol” to raise the public awareness on harms of alcohol for cancer prevention. If you wish to know more, please click here.

"Care You Deserve" Women's Cancers Campaign - Charity Walk

7 October 2018

The Department of Health was honoured to be invited as a supporting organisation to the "Care You Deserve" Charity Walk. The activity, which was held at Peak Road Garden, was jointly organised by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lee Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society with the aim to raise awareness on women's cancers.

To learn more, you may visit the "Care You Deserve" website or facebook.

Launch of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme

6 August 2018

The Department of Health (DH) launched the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme on 6 August 2018 to subsidise in phases asymptomatic Hong Kong residents aged 50 to 75 to undergo screening tests for the prevention of colorectal cancer. Featured in the photo taken at the press conference are the Controller of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the DH (left), and the Head of the Surveillance and Epidemiology Branch of the CHP (right). Please click here.

World Cancer Day 2018

4 February 2018

Cancer is the top killer in Hong Kong. To echo with the World Cancer Day (4th February of every year), Dr Angel Ng and Dr Patrick Chong of the Department of Health reminded the public to prevent cancer by practising healthy lifestyle. Please click here for details.

For more information about World Cancer Day, please visit www.worldcancerday.org/.

Community Care Fund Pilot Scheme on Subsidised Cervical Cancer Screening and Preventive Education for Eligible Low-income Women

12 December 2017

The Community Care Fund will roll out a three-year pilot scheme on 13 December 2017 to provide subsidised cervical cancer screening and preventive education for eligible low-income women. Please click here for details.

Support Hong Kong Cancer Day 2017

10 December 2017

The Hong Kong Cancer Day was held on 10 December 2017 at the Piazza of Kowloon Park.  It was organised by the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society with the co-organisation and support by 61 organisations including the Department of Health. If you wish to know more, please click here.

Launch of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme Phase 3

27 November 2017

The Department of Health rolled out the third phase of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme on 27 November 2017, extending the coverage to about 380 000 eligible Hong Kong residents born in the years 1952 to 1955 for enrollment in subsidised screening tests for the prevention of colorectal cancer. Please click here for details.

Second Phase of Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme to start

27 February 2017

With the implementation of the second phase of Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme starting from 27 February 2017, asymptomatic Hong Kong residents born in the years 1949 to 1951, in addition to the first batch of participants, i.e. those born from 1946 to 1948, will be eligible to join this Programme for the prevention of colorectal cancer. Please click here for details.

Support Hong Kong Cancer Day

11 December 2016

The Hong Kong Cancer Day 2016 with the theme "Healthy Diet ‧ Healthy Life" was held on 11 December 2016 at the Piazza of Kowloon Park. It was organised by the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, co-organised and supported by 62 organisations including the Department of Health. If you wish to know more, please click here.

Launch of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme

28 September 2016

The Department of Health launched the Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Programme on September 28, under which Hong Kong residents born in the years 1946 to 1955 will be subsidised in different phases over a three-year period to undergo screening tests for the prevention of colorectal cancer. Please click here for details.

Healthy League – Say No to Women's Cancers

25 September 2016

The Department of Health was honoured to be invited as a supporting organisation to the Globe-athon Hong Kong 2016 which was held on 25 September 2016 at Peak Road Garden. The activity was organised by Lee Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society. The theme of this year was "Give Me a Chance, Say No to Women's Cancers". If you wish to know more, please click here.

Healthy League Jumped into the Digital World

10 March 2016

The Department of Health was honoured to be invited as a supporting organisation to the “6th Hong Kong Digital Game Development” this year. The competition was organised by Cyberport and Hong Kong Digital Game Based Learning Association. With the theme of “Cancer Prevention”, the competition aimed to enable participants to learn about the basic concepts and knowledge of cancer prevention and raise public awareness of cancer prevention through designing digital games. If you wish to know more, please click here.

Hong Kong Cancer Day 2015 - Together, We Prevent Cancer

13 December 2015

The Hong Kong Cancer Day 2015 was co-organised by the Department of Health and The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, was successfully launched at Piazza of Kowloon Park on 13th December 2015. Captain AC led the Healthy League members to promote health messages on cancer prevention such as maintaining healthy body weight, eating more vegetables and fruits, exercising more, no smoking and no alcohol drinking. Please click here to see the photos. To view the press release, please click here. (Extracted from Press Release)

Cancer Symposium

12 December 2015

The Department of Health and The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society co-organised the “Symposium on Cancer Control in the Western Pacific cum Launching of the Cancer Atlas 2nd Edition (Chinese Version)” on 12 December 2015. Over 20 professional bodies, academic institutes and cancer-related NGOs from Western Pacific regions shared their experiences in cancer control and promulgated the key content of the Cancer Atlas 2nd edition and launched the Chinese version of the Atlas. If you wish to know more, please click here.

"Healthy League" Family Colouring Contest

12 September 2015

The Department of Health organised the “Healthy League” Family Colouring Contest in May 2015 to target children of primary school age. The contest aims to promote the “Healthy League” mascots, who are ambassadors of healthy lifestyle and cancer awareness as effective means of cancer prevention. 

The competition received overwhelming response and attracted more than 1,500 entries. The adjudication panel met to select ten outstanding entries according to the criteria of creativity, use of colour, drawing skills and relevance to the theme. The prize presentation ceremony was held on 12 September 2015. If you wish to know more, please click here.

Health Promotion Sharing Forum

22 May 2015

Community Liaison Division of the Centre for Health Protection organised Health Promotion Sharing Forum on 22 May 2015 with the theme of cancer prevention. The speakers include Professor Lam Tai-hing, Dr Duncan Tung, Dr Joyce Tang, Mr Stephen Chan and Ms Chau Chuen-heung. The Forum provided an interactive platform for sharing information on cancer prevention and screening and valuable experiences of working with communities for promoting healthy lifestyles to prevent cancer. If you wish to know more, please click here.

Press Conference on Cancer Prevention and Screening

22 April 2015

A press conference on cancer prevention and screening to raise public awareness on primary and secondary prevention of cancers was held on 22 April 2015. Please click here to see the photos. To view the press release, please click here. (Extracted from Press Releases)