Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

1986

The Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care was established

 

1988

The first home nursing programme for people with life-limiting illnesses was launched

 

1992

 

The Bradbury Hospice, the first freestanding hospice in Hong Kong, was established

 

1995

The Society transferred the operation of The Bradbury Hospice to the Hospital Authority

 

1997

The Jessie and Thomas Tam Centre, the first facility to offer bereavement counselling and resources in Hong Kong, was established

 

2004

The Society organized the First Hong Kong Palliative Care Symposium

 

2009

The “3G Quality Retirement Programme” was initiated for retired professionals

 

2017

The Jockey Club Home for Hospice, the first independent hospice care centre that placed the family at the core of its service, was officially open service for terminal patients and their families