Patients must meet statutory requirements before signing one. Hong Kong's Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance entered into force today, the government announced. The ordinance creates a legal framework for advance medical directives (AMDs) and do-not-attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) orders, and shields healthcare professionals and rescuers from liability when following them. An AMD lets a mentally capable adult with an advanced, irreversible disease pre-specify