Incentives for Organ Donation in Hong Kong: In-Depth Interviews

Abstract

Across the globe, there are many different ways of promoting cadaveric organ donation, but they can essentially be categorized as honorary incentives, familist incentives, and compensationalist incentives, or a combination of these. It is believed that the culture, norms, and ethical values of different places matter when considering what kinds of incentive to implement. It should also be noted that, in terms of effectiveness, implementing the same approach in two different places can lead to quite diverse outcomes. Hong Kong is one place which provides honorary incentives for cadaveric organ donation, but their effectiveness has been called into question. It is worthwhile investigating how different stakeholders perceive the three main incentives so as to find ethical ways to stimulate the rate of cadaveric organ donation. This chapter reveals the qualitative findings of in-depth interviews in Hong Kong.