Hong Kong will help mainland China internationalise its advanced standards for chest pain treatment centres, authorities have revealed, with Beijing pledging to support the city in providing healthcare services to the world amid rising unilateralism. The centres, including the city’s first at Queen Mary Hospital which received national accreditation this month, can speed up treatment for patients suffering acute heart-related diseases. “In addition to meeting the nationally certified standards, we also have another goal in mind, which is to contribute or help the country create an international version of its chest pain centre standards. We have collaborated and created a data centre for the international version, ” Dr Theresa Li, chief executive of Queen Mary Hospital, said at the annual Hospital Authority Convention on Monday. “In the next step, we hope to further advance the international version of the accreditation certification, allowing such a great framework to be promoted beyond our country. It will enable everyone to see that our nation’s medical standards have reached a very high level.” The authority said the chest pain centre had begun its operation in November last year and started the accreditation process in April 2025. It said that with the opening of the chest pain centre, the time taken for patients from arriving to receiving angioplasty, which widens narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, had reduced from the previous 100 to 130 minutes to around an hour. The national standard for completing the procedure was within 90 minutes. The authority also said the second chest pain centre would be opened at Prince of Wales Hospital, adding that it wished to establish a chest pain network in Hong Kong in the future. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the authority’s convention, Professor Cao Xuetao, vice-minister of the National Health Commission, said he expected Hong Kong to actively participate in the global health governance. “The unprecedented changes occurring today are accelerating, with certain countries favouring unilateralism, posing significant challenges to global health cooperation and governance,” he said. “The Chinese government firmly supports multilateralism … The National Health Commission will continue to support Hong Kong’s medical sector, organisations and individuals in taking part in the country’s foreign medical missions, contributing to the construction of a healthy Silk Road.” He added that the city could share China’s experience and wisdom, and promote the establishment of a global health community.