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Old Jan 1, 2019, 1:24 am
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royng
 
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Originally Posted by christep
Still no change here in HK on accepting blood from anyone who lived in the UK for any length of time though...
(emphasis mine)

Strictly speaking not "any length of time"...but I agree the guidelines do exclude a lot of people.

Official criteria in Hong Kong say-

Blood donors (including Rhesus positive, Rhesus negative and rare blood type donors) will be permanently deferred for blood donation if:

(I) Between 1 January 1980 and 31 December 1996
  • They have spent a total of three or more months in the UK.
  • They have worked or lived for a total of six or more months at US Military bases in Europe.
(II) Between 1 January 1980 and the present
  • They have spent a total of five or more years in Europe.
  • They have received blood transfusion in the UK or France.
  • They have received bovine insulin injection.
(III) They have received pituitary derived human growth hormone or human gonadotrophin, organ or tissue transplant.
(IV) Any of your blood relatives have been diagnosed of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).

(emphasis mine)
(Ref: http://www5.ha.org.hk/rcbts/UPFILE/B...103446136.pdf]
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