The Journey to Create the New Allergy Centre in Hong Kong

Abstract

There is a severely unmet need for allergy clinical services in Hong Kong (HK) especially for the adult population. This review chronicles the steps taken and the challenges faced in establishing a new Allergy Centre in HK from scratch. While the experience described is for only one Centre in one country, the information provided may help others who are starting up a new allergy service as it seems likely that they could undergo a similar journey.