[3] The Shenzhen municipal government spent 4 billion yuan (about $624 million U.S. dollars) constructing the hospital.

[5] The hospital did not accept hongbao (red packets filled with cash) from patients in exchange for preferential service to them, and has been more conservative in giving out medications and intravenous therapy.

The Chinese government had fully subsidized HKU-SZH, but the hospital operated at heavy financial losses despite that.

[4] By 2014 HKU and the Shenzhen government were disputing which party should cover the 200 million Hong Kong dollar advance for clinical management and supervision.

[4] In 2015 the head of the governing council of HKU stated that HKU-SZH is expected to repay the HK$200M advance by 2023.