A member of the Chinese medical team provides free medical services for a man in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yun)

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Staff members from the Chinese Navy hospital ship Peace Ark provide medical services to local people and overseas Chinese during a medical mission in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa.

Peace Ark is China's first hospital ship that has a capacity of over 10,000 tons. The ship arrived in Nuku'alofa on July and has since provided free medical services for members of the public.

A helicopter takes off from the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark to provide medical care for people in outer islands during a medical mission in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, Aug. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yun)

Local people and overseas Chinese queue up at the port for medical treatment during the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark's visit in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yu)

Local people and overseas Chinese queue up at the port for medical treatment during the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark's visit in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yu)

A member of the Chinese medical team provides free medical services together with local medical staff in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Wei) ■