Loss of Decision-Making Ability or Death

HKGP is a long-term research project. The Project team needs participants’ medical records at various times to enable them to continue with the genomic data analysis. Therefore, consent forms to join the Project must remain valid even in the unfortunate circumstance that participants lose the ability to make decisions on their own or pass away,…

Latest News about HKGP

If HKGP has any updated information that may influence your decision on whether to continue participating in the Project, the Project team will notify you in time. You may then need to sign a new consent form stating that you have received this pertinent new information.    

Participants’ Rights and Other Precautions

1. If you have any comments or complaints during your participation in the Project, please contact HKGI: Phone: (852) 2185 6700 Email: enquiry@genomics.org.hk   This Project has been approved by multiple research ethics committees, including the Hospital Authority Central Institution Review Board, The Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong – New Territories East Cluster Clinical…

Joining Future Research Outside the Scope of the HKGP (Optional)

One of HKGP’s objectives is to drive research in genomic medicine and related fields. After examining the de-identified data generated by the Project, research entities may wish to invite individual participants to join additional research studies, such as clinical trials for drugs.   You can decide if the Project team may contact you in the…