The government’s “special registration” plan for overseas doctors was passed in the third reading of the Legislative Council yesterday (21st). Member of the Medical Council and Chairman of the Patient Policy Link, Lin Zhiyi, questioned the attractiveness of today’s plan and mentioned that the ordinance allows the Secretary for Food and Health The "Special Registration Board" has been instructed, worrying that the authorities will directly specify that certain medical schools should be recognized. "The government has exercised its powers for many times beyond the imagination of the public." "He also revealed that in one of the "Professional Knowledge Exams" held this year, only 20 of the 71 domestic candidates who took the exam passed, and the pass rate was 28%.
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Lin Zhiyi questioned the appeal of "special registration" to overseas doctors in the "Millennium" of Radio Hong Kong this morning. The government plan hopes to attract overseas non-Hong Kong specialists to Hong Kong, but most of the specialists are in their 30s. The age at which they are married makes it difficult for them to come to Hong Kong with their families.
He called the "tail" of the plan, that is, the Secretary of Food and Health Bureau has the right to issue instructions to the "Special Registration" committee, "The government exercises its powers for many times beyond the imagination of the public." The first 100 university graduate doctors in the country are suitable.
He later mentioned to "Hong Kong 01" that in the first professional knowledge examination of the Medical Council's Qualification Examination this year, 106 candidates took the exam, 42 of them passed, a rate of 40%; 71 candidates from the Mainland, only 20 were The pass rate is 28%, which is lower than the overall pass rate.
Lin Zhiyi criticized, "Many times when the government exercises power, it surpasses citizens' imagination."
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Lin Zhiyi also mentioned that overseas doctors who are not Hong Kong residents can come to Hong Kong. They may not understand Cantonese and may not be able to communicate with patients. For example, Hong Kong people may not be familiar with domestic medical terms.
As for the composition of the "special registration" committee, he said that the committee needs to set a quota for medical schools, which involves academic fields, and it is difficult to be appointed by non-doctor members, and the government has not waved him.
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