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New scheme to allow Hong Kong patients with incompatible kin to swap organ donors

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A pair exchange scheme for organ donation is expected to launch in the city in the second half of next year the soonest. The arrangement will allow two potential recipients who have incompatible kin to exchange donors for suitable organs, and is set to reduce long waiting times for kidney transplants. As of 30 June this year, 1,983 patients were lining up for new kidneys. Dr Cheung Wai-lun, director of cluster services for the Hospital Authority, said on Thursday that the arrangement had...

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