Objective: To report the result of hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Design: A review of data that were collected prospectively. Subjects: 150 consecutive select patients with resectable HCC operated between December 1995 and August 1998 at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Main outcome measure: Hospital mortality rate. Results: There was no hospital mortality in the 150 select patients undergoing hepatectomy for HCC. Blood transfusion was not required in 96 (64%) patients. Cirrhosis was present in 70 (47%) patients and chronic hepatitis was present in 56 (37%) patients. Conclusion: Hepatectomy for HCC can be accomplished without hospital mortality with current techniques.published_or_final_versio