World first as Hong Kong surgeons transplant single liver into second patient

"Hong Kong surgeons have performed a double world first with a transplant from one Hepatitis B sufferer to another of a liver that had already been transplanted once 11 years ago.

Bodybuilder Wong Wan-shing, 37, received the graft at Queen Mary Hospital from a 60-year-old donor identified only as Mr So, who died of a stroke on October 1.

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A daughter of the donor, giving her name only as Miss So, said she hoped her father's donation would make people more aware of the need for organ transplants.

"My family benefited from an organ donation 11 years ago. I understand the feeling of having slight hope in the midst of desperation and of being reborn. It is not only a rebirth [for the patient] but also for a family."