[2] Originally from the UK, Granville Sharp and his wife Matilda moved to Hong Kong, after becoming newlywed in India, making landfall in the Territory on Christmas Day – a time of giving – in 1858.

While Granville successfully struck out into commerce on his own as so many in Hong Kong have done before and since, Matilda set about relieving suffering wherever she met it, further etching an indelible affection on her husband's heart as well as that of the Western and Chinese communities she came to know so well.

[3] Granville set out in his will, in extraordinary detail, his bequest to Hong Kong – a hospital to be constructed "not for the glory of the medical profession... but for the benefit, care and happiness of the patient."

The Matilda Medical Centre (MMC) was opened in the Central area of Hong Kong to mark the hospital's centenary celebration in 2007, and has extended its services to serve a wider public and corporate clients.

These awarded accolades serve as a testament to Matilda International Hospital's commitment to achieving and maintaining exceptional standards across a wide range of crucial service criteria, aligning with their founder's vision to be ‘for the benefit, care, and happiness of patients’.