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According to the figures of World Health Organization, the suicide rate of Hong Kong has been increasing in the recent years. [2] Between 1981 and 2001, the Hong Kong annual suicide rate rose from 9.6 to 15 per 100,000 people. [3] It even reached a high record in 2002 when 16.4 of every 100,000 people chose to commit suicide.
The Hong Kong Samaritan Suicide Prevention Society was established in July 1960. The founder 杜學魁, formerly known as The Suicide Prevention Society, launched with a telephone counselling service at Shanlin Road. In October 1963, it became one of the member of the society and changed the name to The Hong Kong Samaritans. [14]
The Samaritans Hong Kong (Chinese: 撒瑪利亞會) is a free 24-hour multilingual suicide prevention hotline in Hong Kong. It is a non-religious charity that provides confidential emotional support to all people, irrespective of race, creed, age or status, who are in emotional distress or suicidal. [ 1 ]
In 2012, SPHC commenced the construction of Jockey Club Home for Hospice (JCHH) following a grant of land by the Government of Hong Kong and funding by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The 30-bed hospice opened in September 2017 and is located in Shatin, directly opposite Bradbury Hospice.
Suicide and the media New Zealand youth suicide prevention strategy "Suicide and the Media: Recommendations on Suicide Reporting for Media Professionals (in Chinese)", The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong
Establishment of the Jockey Club Centre for Clinical Innovation and Discovery and the Jockey Club Institute of Cancer Care at the redeveloped Grantham Hospital, supported by a HKD 1.24 billion donation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club (expected to open in 2025) Redevelopment of the Sassoon Road Medical Campus (expected to be completed in 2027). [35]
This suggestion was welcomed by Hong Kong medical experts. [6] Deputy health director Leung Pak-yin became the first controller of the CHP on 1 April 2004. [7] The initial operations of the centre were supported by a HK$500 million donation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club. [8] The centre officially commenced operation on 1 June 2004. [9]
Moreover, a 2014 study conducted by the Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong reported that China's suicide rate has dropped significantly, among the lowest levels [12] in the world. From 2009 to 2011, the average annual suicide rate was approximately 9.8 per 100,000 people.