Faq Group: Others

Should a participant lose the ability to make decisions on his/her own or has passed away before receiving his/her report, the Project team hopes to contact a designated person to inform him/her of the participant’s result.   As HKGP participant, you may choose to provide the contact information of the designated person, so that the…

Please inform the Project team of your affiliated Partnering Centre as soon as you have made the decision to leave Hong Kong and thus corresponding arrangements can be made.

Please contact HKGI: Phone: (852) 2185 6700 Email: enquiry@genomics.org.hk

In May 2020, the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers issued the “Best Practice on the Use of Genetic Test Results” (referred to below as the “Best Practice”). Under no circumstances will insurance companies demand any type of genetic test results related to HKGP for underwriting purposes.   For details of the “Best Practice”, please visit…

According to the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO), Cap. 487, a disability includes one that presently exists, previously existed but no longer exists, may exist in the future, or is imputed to a person. Therefore, congenital genetic conditions and genetic predispositions are included as “disabilities” under the DDO.   An employer must have reasonable grounds and…