Source: Hong Kong Information Services
A total of 505 HIV infection cases were reported to the Centre for Health Protection last year, compared with 565 in 2019.
The centre’s Acting Consultant (Special Preventive Programme) Dr Ho Chi-hin today said sexual transmission remained the major mode of HIV transmission and advised the public to use condoms consistently and properly to reduce the infection risk.
He also noted that despite a decrease in the number of HIV infection reports in recent years compared to the peak in 2015, a concentrated epidemic among vulnerable groups, such as young men who have sex with men, warrants sustained attention.