Considerations for the use of advance directives among older persons with dementia in Hong Kong
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
US-China Law Review
Publication Date
2-1-2016
Volume
13
Issue
2
First Page
89
Last Page
111
Publisher
David Publishing Co., Inc.
Abstract
In recent years, the Hong Kong Probate Registry has witnessed remarkable increases in contested guardianships and wills, with a high prevalence of elder abuse and exploitation by family members, friends, caregivers and strangers etc.. A report and a consultation on the use of advance directive by the law commission and Food and Health Bureau was published in 2006 and 2009, respectively to urge for protective legislation including advance directive, but these were later dismissed because of a lack of understanding among the public on advance directive. With emphasis on the needs of persons with dementia, this paper provides a general overview of the use of advance directive in various countries, and scrutinises the necessity of advance directive in Hong Kong, as a crucial part of advance care planning to ensure persons’ self-predetermination of medical treatments are respected.
DOI
10.17265/1548-6605/2016.02.001
Print ISSN
15486605
E-ISSN
19302061
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2016 Author(s). Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chan, A. C.-m., Chan, A. J.-l., & Kwan, D. D. L. (2016). Considerations for the use of advance directives among older persons with dementia in Hong Kong. US-China Law Review, 13(2), 89-111. doi: 10.17265/1548-6605/2016.02.001