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  • No age limit in general
  • Brain Death donors (with organ function temporarily maintained by respiratory machines and drugs support) can donate both organs and tissue
  • When cardiac death occurs, the deceased can mostly donate tissue only, such as corneas, skin and bones
  • Has adequate organ function
  • No severe / systemic infection
  • No HIV infection
  • Cancers are contraindicated in organs, skin and bone donation, except primary brain tumours. However, the deceased with cancer may donate cornea (excludes lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma, malignant tumours of ocular or peri-ocular area).

What Organs / Tissues can be Donated after Death?

Organs

KIDNEY

LIVER

HEART

LUNG

Tissues

CORNEA

BONE

SKIN

Flowchart on the Process of Cadaveric Organ Donation

Source of information: Hospital Authority

Video on the Process of Cadaveric Organ Donation

Video on the Process of Cadaveric Organ Donation

Milestones of Organ Transplantation in Hong Kong

Milestones of Organ Transplantation in Hong Kong In Hong Kong, the first corneal transplantation was conducted in 1961, the first deceased kidney transplantation in 1969, the first deceased liver transplantation and the first bone transplantation in 1991, the first heart transplantation and the first skin transplantation in 1992, the first lung and the first combined heart and lung transplantation in 1995. Desktop Milestones of Organ Transplantation in Hong Kong In Hong Kong, the first corneal transplantation was conducted in 1961, the first deceased kidney transplantation in 1969, the first deceased liver transplantation and the first bone transplantation in 1991, the first heart transplantation and the first skin transplantation in 1992, the first lung and the first combined heart and lung transplantation in 1995. Mobile