The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesman for Kowloon West Cluster (KWC) made the following appeal today (August 21) regarding a patient who left the hospital without prior notification:
A 52-year-old female patient of Kwai Chung Hospital, was admitted to a surgery ward of Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) due to physical discomfort today. The patient left PMH at around 6.17pm.
Security guards were mobilised to search within the hospital compound and the vicinity area but in vain. KWC is very concerned about the incident and has reported to the Police.
The patient was about 1.6 meters tall and of fat build. She wore a black and white plaid trousers, purple gown top and a blue patient jacket.
The hospital appeals to the public to contact Cheung Sha Wan Police Station at 3661 1644 or call 999 if they know the whereabouts of the patient.
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