The recent report from the Legislative Council reveals that public hospitals in Hong Kong are using video conferencing systems to provide medical consultation service, and nursing advice for the elderly in residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs). Five hospitals in the four clusters of the Hospital Authority (HA) namely Hong Kong West, Kowloon West, New Territories East and New Territories West are the current users.

Hospital Authority is not only using video conferencing systems to provide medical consultation for the elderly from eighteen residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs), but also provide a communication channel between doctors and nurses in RCHEs and to comprehend patients' conditions. It is a convenient way to offer simple diagnosis and advice to the elderly and healthcare personnel in RCHEs.