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The difference is the charges for such services. Public health care services are not \u201cfree\u201d. The charges can, however, be waived (see \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/seniorclic.hk\/en\/topics\/Health-and-care\/Entitlement-and-access-to-public-health-care-services\/Waiver-of-public-health-care-expenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiver of Public Health Care Expenses<\/a>\u201d below).<\/p>\n<p>There are three categories of charges for health care services provided by Hospital Authority (\u201cHA\u201d) hospitals and clinics:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>public charges for \u201cEligible Persons\u201d,<\/li>\n<li>public charges for \u201cNon-eligible Persons\u201d, and<\/li>\n<li>private charges.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The fees for \u201cEligible Persons\u201d are much lower than those for \u201cNon-eligible Persons\u201d. Private charges are the highest of the three categories. The charges are published in the Gazette under \u201cPublic Charges \u2013 Eligible Persons\u201d, \u201cPublic Charges \u2013 Non-eligible Persons\u201d, and \u201cPrivate Charges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It has been the policy of the Hong Kong SAR Government to provide public health care services to \u201cEligible Persons\u201d at highly subsidized rates.<\/p>\n<p>The HA defines \u201cEligible Persons\u201d as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>holders of a Hong Kong Identity Card issued under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registration of Persons Ordinance, Cap.177, Laws of Hong Kong<\/a>\u00a0(*), except those who obtained their Hong Kong Identity Card by virtue of a previous permission to land or remain in Hong Kong granted to them and such permission has expired or ceased to be valid;<\/li>\n<li>children under 11 years of age with Hong Kong resident status; or<\/li>\n<li>other persons approved by the Chief Executive of HA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Persons who are not \u201cEligible Persons\u201d are classified as \u201cNon-Eligible Persons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cIdentity card\u201d means an identity card issued under\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cap.177<\/a>\u00a0and includes a \u201cpermanent identity card\u201d. 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