The American College of Surgeons sent an email to members of the Chinese Hong Kong Branch on the 23rd of this month, stating that because they live in Hong Kong, China, the title of the American College of Surgeons will be cancelled. The American College of Surgeons-Hong Kong Branch today (27th) on this The press release issued a response to the incident, expressing strong opposition to the practice of the American College of Surgeons, believing that the relevant decision is based on the residence of individual members for selection, which is unfair and undermines professionalism, and also points out that academic exchanges and surgical education should not be politicized Or subject to political interference, this incident has been strictly followed up and opposed to the American College of Surgeons.
On the evening of the 22nd of this month, Lin Zhexuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the medical and health sector, published a letter from the American College of Surgeons, stating that the college will no longer provide academicians or memberships to "Chinese citizens", and its "international academicians" Eligibility will also be suspended.
The letter mentioned that Chinese law regulates foreign institutions operating within the territory, and the college made relevant decisions to avoid problems, emphasizing that it respects and hopes to abide by the laws of each country.
On the 23rd of this month, the American College of Surgeons sent an email to the members of the Hong Kong branch of China, saying that because they lived in the People's Republic of China, the title of academician of the American College of Surgeons would be cancelled.
The Hong Kong branch of China pointed out in a press release today that, according to the American College of Surgeons, the move was due to concerns that the college, as a foreign non-governmental organization, might violate Chinese laws, and the decision to cancel the academician title was based on the “region of residence”. Screening Criteria.
The Hong Kong branch of China pointed out that the practice of the American College of Surgeons is based on the residence of individual members for screening.
As Hong Kong is an integral part of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong members should be influenced by it, and academic exchanges and surgical education should not be politicized or interfered with by politics.
The Hong Kong Branch of China strongly opposes the practice of the American College of Surgeons, so the decision is unfair and detrimental to professionalism.
About 20% of surgeons have fellowship or membership in the American Academy of Surgeons
It is reported that there are about 1,000 surgeons in Hong Kong, and about 10-20% of them have academician or membership qualifications of the American Academy of Surgeons, mainly the staff of two university medical schools. Since the qualifications of this branch have nothing to do with the qualifications of surgeons in Hong Kong, The case will not affect the practice of surgeons in Hong Kong.
The founder of China Hong Kong Branch is Huang Jianling, the former head of the Department of Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong. The current chairman is Luo Guangyan, an honorary clinical professor of surgery at the University of Hong Kong.
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