The Government will amend the "Doctor Registration Amendment Bill" to relax the requirements for non-local trained doctors to practise in Hong Kong, and allow non-Hong Kong permanent resident doctors with specialist qualifications to register in Hong Kong, and their medical qualifications must be recognized by the medical college.
Zhang Yuren, a member of the Executive Council and a member of the Liberal Party Legislative Council, said on a commercial channel program this morning that the draft did not cover non-Hong Kong permanent residents and worried that not many doctors would eventually come to practice in Hong Kong. The public may have to wait another 10 years for the number of doctors. Start to increase.
He also denounced that some private doctors were "protectionist" and called on them to return to public hospitals to reduce the pressure on the public medical system. "If you do less private illness for a day or two, return to public hospitals to help scare your hands!"
He was on another show on Hong Kong and Taiwan It is pointed out that the protection of doctors in Hong Kong is sufficient, and it is necessary to "stop the noise" so that the grassroots and middle-class citizens can have better medical treatment, and they don't have to wait several months to see a doctor.
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The Legislative Council will resume its Second Reading debate on Wednesday on the amendment bill to relax the registration of overseas doctors in Hong Kong.
Zhang Yuren said that the doctors he had previously proposed should also include non-Hong Kong permanent residents, but they were not accepted by the government.
Zhang: The government is going to open the sluice but there may not be a drop of water in the end
He pointed out that there are not many doctors who hold Hong Kong permanent resident status and practise overseas. He is worried that the "Doctors Amendment Bill" does not cover non-Hong Kong permanent residents. There are not many doctors who eventually come to Hong Kong to practise. After 10 years, the number of doctors began to increase. "The government is preparing to open the sluice gate, thinking that there will be a lot of water flowing through the river, but in the end there may be no drop."
Zhang also said that before the reunification, Commonwealth doctors did not need examinations to practise in Hong Kong. At that time, more than 200 doctors came to practise in Hong Kong every year. In addition, about 300 medical students graduated from local medical students every year. The waiting time is relatively short, attracting people to seek medical treatment in public hospitals.
"Being less private for a day or two, returning to a public hospital to help scare your hands"
Zhang reprimanded that some private doctors protected the main committee and charged high fees. They even had the ability to keep "opening branches" and earning a lot of money.
However, at the same time, public hospitals are under-staffed, and the Hospital Authority has earlier disclosed the loss of more than 300 doctors.
He urged private doctors to rejoin public hospitals to reduce the pressure on medical care.
Peng Hongchang: Patients most hope that they can get medical treatment if they are sick
Peng Hongchang, director of the Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations, who cares about the rights of patients, said on the same program that Hong Kong people have to wait for long-term appointments for specialists. Even if they suffer from lung cancer and are referred to a private hospital, they cannot perform surgery after waiting for 3 to 4 months.
He believes that as long as they meet the professional qualifications, the patient does not care whether the doctor is a local.
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