Hong Kong public hospitals will offer flexibility when charging patients at accident and emergency (A&E) departments to smooth the transition to new healthcare payment arrangements from January 1. The Hospital Authority said on Tuesday that people who leave public hospital emergency departments before receiving a consultation will still need to pay HK$50 (US$7) for triage and nursing procedures of the adjusted HK$400 charge starting next month, even if they apply for a refund. The authority’s...