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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-05-28 21:20
Last update date: 2021-05-28 21:20
The government will submit to the Legislative Council a draft amendment to the Doctors Registration Ordinance to introduce qualified overseas Hong Kong doctors exempted from examinations. Fang Jinsheng, the former president of the Medical Association, criticized on Wednesday (26th) that the amendment violated Article 142 of the Basic Law and seriously violated the profession. Autonomy.
Two days later, the government issued a manuscript today (28th) evening, refuting the remarks "inconsistent with the facts" without naming, and stressing that the Bill will not detract from the statutory status of the Medical Council, and its handling of the registration and disciplinary regulation of medical practitioners in Hong Kong Character.
The Hong Kong Government plans to amend the law to introduce overseas doctors without examinations, so as to increase the manpower supply of local doctors.
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The government issued a paper today stating that some members of the public have recently accused that the amendments have harmed the professional autonomy of doctors. The relevant comments are "inconsistent with the facts," and they have responded with a face-to-face, saying that Article 142 of the Basic Law stipulates that "the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region On the basis of the system, it shall formulate its own methods for assessing the qualifications of various professions" and "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government continues to recognize the professions and professional bodies recognized before the establishment of the Special Administrative Region, and the recognized professional bodies may independently review and award professions qualifications".
The government continues to point out that the power to prescribe the qualifications of doctors through enactment or amendment of laws, and the Medical Council’s ability to review and confer professional qualifications on its own, do not conflict with each other under the framework of the Basic Law. The Bill will not detract from the statutory status of the Medical Council and its role in the registration and disciplinary regulation of medical practitioners in Hong Kong.
The bureau mentioned that the Bill recommends that 6 of the 10 members of the Special Registration Committee, or more than half, be designated as leaders in the medical profession, which fully demonstrates the government’s emphasis on the professionalism of doctors; of the remaining 4 members, 3 must be medical professionals. The members of the committee believe that they are sufficiently representative.
Individuals pointed out that the Secretary of Food and Health can issue instructions to the Special Registration Committee, which seriously undermines professional autonomy. The Bureau emphasizes that under the Bill, the Secretary will only issue instructions on the performance of the committee’s functions when it involves public interest. The powers of the Secretary for Food and Health will not be changed by instructions issued by the Secretary for Food and Health. For example, if the committee fails to develop a list of approved medical qualifications within a reasonable period of time, the Secretary can issue an instruction to the committee to require the committee to complete within a specified time Make the relevant list.
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