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Priority in fighting the pandemic: Who can control life and death?

Priority in fighting the pandemic: Who can control life and death?

Date & Time: 2021/8/15 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Speaker: Dr. KONG Tak Kwan
Dr. TONG Kar Wai
Organiser: Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Society for Life and Death Education
Remarks: Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission by reservation.
Reservation for the talk starts at 10 a.m. on 2.8.2021 (Mon) and can be registered online via this website or by calling 2921 0222. Seats are limited. First-come-first-served.
Enquiry: 2921 0222

Isolation of patients diagnosed with novel coronavirus to prevent virus spreading is legally reasonable. However, some elderly or dying patients are not able to receive care and visits from relatives, which makes this period particularly lonely or melancholy. What appropriate arrangements can be made on the balance among law, ethics and compassion?