Editing Do not resuscitate (section)

=== Hong Kong ===
Starting in 2000, the [[Hong Kong Medical Association |Medical Council of Hong Kong]] has taken the position that advance directives should be recognized. A Law Reform Commission consultation from 2004 to 2006 resulted in a recommendation that legislation be passed in support of advance directives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2006 |title=Substitute Decision-making and Advance Directives in Relation to Medical Treatment - Executive Summary |url=https://www.hkreform.gov.hk/en/docs/rdecisions-e.pdf |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong}}</ref> However, as of 2019 no consensus had been reached on legislation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LCQ15: Advance directives in relation to medical treatment |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201905/22/P2019052200261p.htm |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.info.gov.hk}}</ref>

The [[Hospital Authority |Hong Kong Hospital Authority]] has adopted a set of forms which its doctors will recognize if properly completed. However, their recognition at private hospitals is less clear.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2020 |title=Guidance for HA Clinicians on Advance Directives in Adults |url=https://www.ha.org.hk/haho/ho/psrm/ADguidelineEng1.pdf |website=Hospital Authority of Hong Kong}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Community Legal Information Centre - Health & care - Advance Directives - What is an "Advance Directive"? |url=https://s100.hk/en/topics/Health-and-care/Advance-directives/What-is-an-Advance-Directive/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Senior CLIC |date=13 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>