The Hong Kong Hospital Authority announced on the 10th that the first patient of the "Greater Bay Area Cross border Direct Ambulance Pilot Scheme" was successfully transported from the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital to Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong. At 11:00 on the 10th, the patient departed from the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital via cross-border direct ambulance, passed through the Shenzhen Bay Port, and arrived at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong after about 40 minutes. The process was smooth. It is reported that the patient is a 67 year old Hong Kong resident who entered the Shenzhen Hospital of the University of Hong Kong for treatment on the 7th. During the treatment, he suffered from respiratory failure due to chronic bronchial disease and required assistance from a ventilator. After the situation stabilized on the evening of the 9th, the family members expressed their desire to return to Hong Kong for medical treatment. After evaluation by doctors from both places, cross-border transportation was carried out on the 10th, and the patient's condition is currently stable. The one-year "Greater Bay Area Cross border Direct Ambulance Pilot Program" was officially launched by the Hong Kong SAR government, together with the Guangdong Provincial and Shenzhen Municipal governments, as well as the Macau SAR government on November 30th last year. The Hong Kong SAR government conducted three drills with the governments of Guangdong and Macao in August and October of that year. The first phase of the "Greater Bay Area Cross border Direct Ambulance Trial Plan" will first implement the cross-border direct ambulance service, which will transport patients from designated hospitals in Shenzhen and Macau (i.e. the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital and the Earl Grey General Hospital in Macau) to designated public hospitals in Hong Kong. Under this mechanism, with the evaluation and approval of the designated cross-border cooperative hospital team, it is possible to arrange for the direct transportation of patients with specific needs and suitable clinical conditions between designated hospitals to Hong Kong in a "point-to-point" mode, without the need to transfer ambulances at the port, thereby reducing the risk of patients during transportation. (New Society)