Published: 7:02pm, 22 Jul 2026Updated: 8:52pm, 22 Jul 2026Hongkongers will be able to upload orders specifying which life-sustaining treatments they do not wish to receive when terminally ill to the city’s electronic health record platform from next Friday, when the new law comes into effect.The move marks a significant step in formalising end-of-life care arrangements, more than 20 months after the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance was passed by lawmakers.“This legislation is a milestone for Hong Kong’s end-of-life care,” Dr Doris Tse Man-wah, chairwoman of the Hospital Authority’s clinical ethics committee, said on Wednesday.While advance medical directives and do-not-attempt...