The Hospital Authority announced on September 29 that 15 Family Medicine Clinics were planned to provide public holiday family medicine outpatient services on the National Day public holiday, October 1. The clinics were listed across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, with planned service hours of 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.

Members of the public could book appointments through the telephone appointment system, the eHealth mobile application or the "Book FMC" function in the "HA Go" application, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson advised non-emergency patients to avoid Accident and Emergency services and instead seek treatment at the clinics, private doctors or 24-hour outpatient services at private hospitals.

The spokesperson also reminded the public to maintain personal and environmental hygiene during the holiday, to wear masks and seek medical advice promptly if respiratory symptoms develop, and appealed to eligible people, especially high-risk groups, to get seasonal influenza vaccinations early. The public could consult the Health Bureau's Primary Care Directory to choose a family doctor.