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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
====Social Hygiene Clinics====
For low-cost or free STD tests, visit the 'Hong Kong Social Hygiene Clinics'. They medical check-up, treatment and counseling on STIs/STDs. All information is confidential. If you are 1) a holder of Hong Kong Identity Card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Chapter 177), except those who obtained their Hong Kong Identity Card by virtue of a previous permission to land or remain in Hong Kong granted to them and such permission has expired or ceased to be valid 2) a child who is an HK resident and 11 years old or 3) approved by the Director of Health, you can receive all services for free. If you do not fall under one of these categories, you will be charged.
Note: These clinics do blood tests for HIV, syphilis, and swab tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea. No testing done for Herpes or HPV unless you show symptoms of those diseases.
* Chai Wan Social Hygiene Clinic - West Wing LG5, Specialist Out-patient Block, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Phone: 2595 7500
* Yung Fung Shee Social Hygiene Clinic - 4/F, Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre, 79 Cha Kwo Ling Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon. Phone: 2727 8315
* Tuen Mun Social Hygiene Clinic - 5/F, Tuen Mun Eye Centre, 4 Tuen Lee Street, Tuen Mun, New Territories. Phone: 2459 2958
* Fanling Integrated Treatment Centre(Social Hygiene Service) - 6/F, Fanling Health Centre, 2 Pik Fung Road, Fanling, New Territories. Phone: 2639 1437
For more details, visit the [http://www.dh.gov.hk/english/tele/tele_chc/tele_chc_shcm.html Clinic list] online. While this list is technically for males, it seems that some of the clinics may also be open to women (i.e. the ones with no "male" in the name!).
====Other Clinics====
* The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong - It's not clear if they do testing beyond Hepatitis B, but it seems they do. Contact them to ensure in advance. Address: 10/F., Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, HK, Telephone: 2575-4477, Fax: 2834-6767. Website: http://www.famplan.org.hk/


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