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Story of life-saving transplant inspires fourfold increase in organ donation registrations in Hong Kong

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The selfless act of a 26-year-old clerk who sacrificed two-thirds of her liver to save the life of a stranger has moved many Hongkongers to support the organ donation cause, a top transplant expert said. In the days following Momo Cheng Hoi-yan’s donation – which would save the life of Tang Kwai-sze, 43 – the number organ donor registrations received by the Department of Health increased from 532 to 2,598. Meanwhile, another 2,277 registered via the department’s online...

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