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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Hongkongers opt out of organ registry ‘amid fear of Chinese donations’

Hong Kong’s chief executive, John Lee
Hong Kong’s chief executive, John Lee, said those who withdrew from the registry had ‘distorted the virtue’ of organ donation. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Thousands of Hongkongers have opted out of the city’s organ donor registry, seemingly as a form of subtle protest against proposals to establish deeper medical ties with mainland China.

Between December and April, there were more than 5,700 applications to withdraw from the centralised organ donor registry, the government revealed on Monday. That is “significantly higher” than the normal rate of withdrawals.

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