Just went there this afternoon. He was excellent and really cared. Gave me a cream to apply on my…read moretrouble areas.

Every Hong Kong girl has her go-to Chinese herbalist and mine is Dr Kelly. She is very kind and…read morepatient and really takes her time to understand your ailments and explain her treatments in western medical terms despite the long wait in the zen-like waiting room. Dr Kelly comes from a family of Chinese and western doctors- the Chain ancestors were doctors back in Ching Dynasty and her husband Dr Chain is a doctor. Her philosophy is blending traditional Chinese medicine with western alternate medicines like aromatherapy and various natural supplements. She also sells Chinese healing herbal teas packaged in western convenience- shrink wrapped tea bags that fits easily into purses for regular consumption. The clinic also boasts a stone energy chamber which facials and yoga classes are held for energy optimization. Bottomline: Dr Kelly, yoga class in stone energy chamber, acupuncture for weight-loss. is awesome.

Chain's is my jam. At the recommendation of another physio-acupuncturist (who wasn't qualified to…read moredispense Chinese Medicine), I started taking my mom here to help treat her mood swings and sleeplessness associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The treatments were very helpful in stabilizing my mom's symptoms. On top of that, the environment of Chain's is extremely warm, inviting, and calming. I love this place! Chain's has been in existence for literally hundreds of years - since the Qing Dynasty. It doesn't get much more legit than that, right? Dr. Kelly Chain and her husband head up the clinic, and they do a bang-up job. They not only offer the usual acupuncture/cupping/Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatments, but they also have branched out into beauty treatments, such as natural anti-aging (i.e., no botox, fillers, and all that other nasty shit that you see SO MUCH OF in Hong Kong . . . ugh) and spa-type treatments. They even offer a yoga class, which takes place in their "stone chamber," a room made of maifan stone with special energetic healing properties. If you're feeling really shitty and come in for a cupping and/or acupuncture treatment, they'll set you up in the stone chamber to give you a little bit of a boost from your treatment (and not upcharge you for it). I started coming to Chain's for cupping/acupuncture/TCM on a weekly basis, after I saw the results on my mom. The results were incredible. Without delving into too much detail, Dr. Kelly and her colleague Dr. Kay Tam (she is phenomenal!!!) were able to rebalance my chi using needles and TCM, and they corrected a hormone imbalance that I had been struggling with for YEARS due to my refusal to "correct" it with western medicine (sorry western doc, but you ain't gonna just put me on The Pill and think that's gonna solve all my problems). I also came down with probably the worst flu of my life while I was living in Hong Kong, and Dr. Kay Tam fixed me up good as new with 2 cupping treatments, a bunch of acu-needles, and TCM. Chain's has made me an acu/TCM addict (in a good way!), and I will be getting my fix every time I return to Hong Kong to visit. Bonus: most medical/health insurance plans offer coverage/benefits for acupuncture & TCM, so claim that shizz!

The service was terrible, they didn't include english translations for procedures and when i asked…read morefor them, they refused and told me to leave. Absolutely disgusting, almost as if they have never seen an only english-speaking chinese. Apalling!

I'm a dutchess of a hospital. Whaaaat?? Ok I guess I'll write a review…read more I've been here many times and for different reasons. Good or bad. I'd say it's overall a great hospital. You can tell that they're a very structured organization and everyone working here are well trained. Doctors and nurses are professional and polite. The nurses I have dealt with are so nice I actually wrote them a card to say thank you. The hospital took the past few years to revamp the entire place and I could see them upgrading section by section, and I like this place more and more. I'd like to make a special mention of the food there - the canteen has really good food, with a nice casual setting overlooking the race course. Clay pot rice is really famous but there's a wait for it. Not that I want to come here all the time, but if anyone reading this is concerned about the quality of doc or the place, there's nothing for you to worry about. If you have a good medical insurance, just go for it!

Been seeing Dr Ho whenever I'm sick. I see a lot of babies pictures in her office because a lot of…read moremen and women come to see her for Chinese medical boost for fertility. Of course she also treats patients or other illnesses. She is super caring and understands western medical theories very well too. I also come for Acupunture treatments. What I like best about Dr Ho's practice was their clients scheduling! Unlike other Chinese doctor experiences, I never had to wait long to see her! Big props for great time management! She uses the powder form of Chinese meds for you to take home which is also a plus. Saves you time to boil Chinese meds, instead just add hot water to the customized prescribed powder form meds. There are 4 private rooms for Acupunture treatments too. They dim the light and play relaxing music during Acupuncture treatment. I manage to fall asleep every time without fail. Overall wonderful experience with Dr Ho and the nurses there. I would highly recommend Dr Ho to anyone.

A hidden gem. I got an amazing 45 minute full body massage for ~$23 USD. Highly recommend coming…read morehere. The lady who runs this place is very kind and friendly. She's in her 30s and is working hard to support her son and father (or father-in-law). When I came to her, I was tired and sore from a 14-hour airplane ride and extensive walking to tour HK. She worked out all the kinks in my back, neck, and legs. The head massage portion was also great and really helped me to relax. During the massage, we had a great conversation and I learned that she had received training on giving massages, etc., and it certainly shows. I am planning to come back later and bring my boyfriend. If you are happy with her service, I recommend leaving a nice tip for her and her small business. She speaks fluent Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. But she is very friendly and welcoming, and there are English signs to see the price and kinds of massages you can get.

Perfect spot to stop by after walking around the ladies market! I got a 45 minutes neck and foot…read moremassage and loved every minute of it. The lady was kind and was very strong! I will return again for a full body massage

I should fair in saying this but I have never really had faith in chain medical service providers…read more They give me the feeling that they don't really care about their patients and they are just trying to bolster their coffers in asking you to go through absolutely unnecessary tests and so on. The fact that you seem to find them everywhere also gives me a sense that its medicine on the cheap. So you might be wondering why I actually bothered to go in the first place. That's because for one of my jobs I actually had to go to their centres for a pre-joining medical check. Needless to say their centre was big and clean, felt more like a showroom rather than a medical centre if I'm honest. I was led in to conduct the tests and they were extremely careful about what they did the whole way, despite the fact that they must all have to go through plenty of these humdrum tests all day long. The tests were completed very quickly and I noted that they had a dental practice at the same location. I thought to myself that since I'm here I might as well get that done as well; they actually had a place for me immediately and by the next hour I had it cleansed and looked at. All this brought to me the reality of the situation: we may all want a family GP who talks to us for half an hour and attends family weddings. The thing is though, nowadays we want good, cheap and quick medical service and UMP is right up there.

My husband got sick while we were visiting HK from the US. Our hotel called an on-call doctor for…read moreus from UMP, Dr. Garry Kung. He was in our hotel room in 1.5 hours and saw my husband there, without us having to get in a taxi, travel to the medical center, register, and wait to see a dr there. This was SO much better for my husband, who had a fever and did not want to get out of bed. Dr. Kung was efficient yet thorough, and gave my husband some antibiotics as well as fever-reducing and anti-nausea medication. He also left his card for us to call him directly if my husband got worse. It wasn't cheap but it was so worth it to have a house call in our hotel room. We were very pleased with Dr. Kung and the house-call service offered.

Total Chaos! Maybe…read moreits just because I am not used to Asian pharmacies, but it was pretty crowded, with people randomly cutting in front of you to get things, get help, or pay. Either way, they had everything I needed and the prices were really good, at least compared to American pharmacies. So I'm still giving them 4 stars. Cheers!

I enjoy visiting personal care drugstores like Watsons, so when I found Mannings during my first…read moretrip to HK, I practically devoured it. I actually visited several Mannings outlets there, but since I bought the most items in the HK International Airport, this outlet is what I chose to review. That, and because I forgot the locations of the other outlets. For starters, they offer good discounts on selected personal care items, such as 70% off on luxury face creams or 50% off on hair care products. And these products aren't your throwaway brands; these are decent mid-range products that you can use every day. Anyway, I was on the last leg of our vacation and still with a wad of HK$ to spend on myself. Sure I could save them, but I didn't fly all the way to HK and convert my cash just to decide to reconvert it to PHP at the last moment. I wanted to convert my cash into skincare: cash gets saved, my face gets wrinkled - where's the fun in that? So I raided the store for various creams, serums, lip balms, and masks on sale, only to find out at the checkout counter that I was short by HK$50. I forgot that I blew a portion of my money on chocolates a few floors away. Glutton. Apologizing profusely, I prepared to withdraw my purchases, but the cashier dumped my items on the counter. "Nonono!" she exclaimed in heavily accented English. "You take away what you don't need, yah? Then I count again for you. S'okay, yah?" I threw out the lip balms (who needs duck lips anyway, when ducks don't even have lips). I was still short by HK$26. Panicked, I fished out a bunch of loose extra coins from my purse. The cashier continued, "I count your coins for you, yah?" And luckily, I had enough to cover the rest of my purchases. No way was I letting go of that collagen serum because my eyebags won't let go of my face. So all bills spent, with a few leftover coins rattling in my pocket, I happily trotted off to better skin and brokedom. Thanks, Mannings, for your helpful staff and cool products.