The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Queen Mary Hospital (QMH) made the following appeal today (October 14) regarding a patient leaving the ward without notifying hospital staff:
A 26-year-old male patient in a Orthopaedics and Traumatology Ward of QMH was found leaving the ward without prior notification at around 2pm. Security guards were immediately deployed to search for the patient within the hospital compound and the vicinity but in vain. The hospital is very concerned about the incident and has immediately informed the patient's family and reported to the Police for assistance.
The Chinese patient is about 1.62 metres tall with medium body build and short black hair. He was wearing patient clothes with a pair of black-framed glasses when leaving the ward. There is inflammation on his left foot.
The hospital appeals to the public to contact the Western Police Station at 3661 1618 if they know the whereabouts of the patient.
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