Categories of non-eligible persons
Dear Hospital Authority,
According to the Hospital Authority's pay code in 2005, there are seven categories of non-eligible persons (NEP), they are NE1-6 and NE9.
Could you please provide information on the following:
(1) The particulars of each of the seven categories of NEP under the pay code in 2005 (e.g. NE1 is for overseas passport holder, NE2 is PRC passport of two-way permit holder, etc.);
(2) Whether there has been any updated pay code since the pay code in 2005;
(3) If there has been any updated pay code since the pay code in 2005:
(3.1) the year of these updated pay codes; and
(3.2) the particulars of each category of NEP under each of these updated pay codes.
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours faithfully,
Fung Hin Chung Eddy
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Dear Mr Fung,
Thank you for your Application for Access to Information dated 20 February
2024.
To facilitate our follow-up on your enquiry, please provide your contact
number, or you may contact me at 2300 7907 during office hours.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
Dear Mr Fung,
Following our conversation earlier, our colleagues would like to seek
further clarification on your enquiry. Would be grateful if you could
contact us at 2300 6819 during office hours. Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
From: HAHO Divisional AIO 3
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 3:33 PM
To: '[FOI #1504 email]'
<[FOI #1504 email]>
Cc: [Hospital Authority request email]
Subject: RE: (Application for Access to Information from Fung Hin Chung
Eddy 20.2.2024) Freedom of Information request - Categories of
non-eligible persons
Dear Mr Fung,
Thank you for your Application for Access to Information dated 20 February
2024.
To facilitate our follow-up on your enquiry, please provide your contact
number, or you may contact me at 2300 7907 during office hours.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
Dear Mr Fung,
Thank you for your Application for Access to Information, which we
received on 20 February 2024.
Please find below the Hospital Authority (HA) Head Office’s response to
the items you requested:
1. The particulars of each of the seven categories of NEP under the pay
code in 2005 (e.g. NE1 is for overseas passport holder, NE2 is PRC
passport of two-way permit holder, etc.);
Different categories of Non-eligible Person (NEP) in HA include:
• NE1 – Overseas passport holder;
• NE2 – People’s Republic of China Passport / Two-way Permit holder;
• NE3 – NEP whose spouse is Hong Kong identity card (HKID) holder;
• NE4 – Below 18 non-eligible child whose parent(s) has HKID;
• NE5 – Person accompanying a NEP patient and occupying a bed;
• NE6 – Refugees under the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR); and
• NE7 – Non-refoulement claimants under UNHCR.
2. Whether there has been any updated pay code since the pay code in
2005;
There is no update in the NEP paycode since 2005 till now.
(3) If there has been any updated pay code since the pay code in 2005:
(3.1) the year of these updated pay codes; and
(3.2) the particulars of each category of NEP under each of these
updated pay codes.
Not applicable.
If you have any questions about this reply, please do not hesitate to
contact me via email ([1][email address]). Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
From: HAHO Divisional AIO 3
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 6:26 PM
To: '[FOI #1504 email]'
<[FOI #1504 email]>
Cc: [Hospital Authority request email]
Subject: RE: (Application for Access to Information from Fung Hin Chung
Eddy 20.2.2024) Freedom of Information request - Categories of
non-eligible persons
Dear Mr Fung,
Following our conversation earlier, our colleagues would like to seek
further clarification on your enquiry. Would be grateful if you could
contact us at 2300 6819 during office hours. Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
From: HAHO Divisional AIO 3
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 3:33 PM
To: '[FOI #1504 email]'
<[2][FOI #1504 email]>
Cc: [3][Hospital Authority request email]
Subject: RE: (Application for Access to Information from Fung Hin Chung
Eddy 20.2.2024) Freedom of Information request - Categories of
non-eligible persons
Dear Mr Fung,
Thank you for your Application for Access to Information dated 20 February
2024.
To facilitate our follow-up on your enquiry, please provide your contact
number, or you may contact me at 2300 7907 during office hours.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
Dear Ms. Pinky Wan,
Thank you for providing a response to my Application for Access to Information dated 20 February 2024.
It is my understanding that the seven categories of NEPs under the HA pay code in 2005 are coded from NE1 to NE6, and NE9.
Could you please clarify the following:
(1) Whether "NE7 – Non-refoulement claimants under UNHCR" should in fact be "NE9".
I look forward to your clarification.
Yours sincerely,
Fung Hin Chung Eddy
Dear Mr Fung,
Further to your enquiry dated 12 March 2024, the Hospital Authority Head
Office would like to confirm that “NE7” is denoted as “patients with
non-refoulement claimant status under UNHCR”.
If you have any questions about this reply, please do not hesitate to
contact me via email ([1][email address]). Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
Dear Ms. Pinky Wan,
Thank you for your response.
If I may direct you to the article: AU YEUNG SKC. Impact of Non-eligible Person Deliveries in Obstetric Service in Hong Kong. Hong Kong J Gynaecol Obstet Midwifery [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 6];6(1). Available from: https://hkjgom.org/home/article/view/65.
The above mentioned article reads "According to the HA pay code in 2005, there are seven categories of NEP (NE1-6 and NE9)".
Could you please clarify:
(1) Whether the "NE-9" caterogy of NEP has ever been or is currently in use;
(2) If so:
(a) The particulars of the NE-9 category;
(b) Whether it means that there are in fact over seven categories of NEP, coded NE1-7, NE9, and others.
I look forward to your clarification.
Yours sincerely,
Fung Hin Chung Eddy
Dear Mr Fung,
Further to your enquiry dated 6 April 2024, the Hospital Authority Head
Office would like to confirm that “NE9” is denoted as “un-identified
person – persons who failed to provide identity documents e.g. street
sleepers, abandoned persons”.
As stated in our previous reply dated 11 March 2024, there is no update in
the NEP paycode since 2005 till now.
If you have any questions about this reply, please do not hesitate to
contact me via [1][email address]. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Pinky Wan
Divisional Access to Information Officer
Hospital Authority Head Office
