The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) today (November 12) submitted to the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) the renewal applications of five non-locally trained doctors for Limited Registration to serve in public hospitals.
The HA spokesperson said public hospitals had been facing doctor manpower shortage and workload issues in various clinical units. The recruitment of non-locally trained doctors has been supported by respective Co-ordinating Committees and endorsed by the HA Task Force on Limited Registration Scheme.
The five renewal applications of Limited Registration submitted to the MCHK today included one doctor each in anaesthesia, emergency medicine and family medicine, and two doctors in internal medicine, whose limited registration will expire in the first quarter of 2019.
Currently, there are 10 non-locally trained doctors working in public hospitals under Limited Registration in the specialties of anaesthesia, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine and internal medicine to help relieve the manpower pressure in the respective units.
The HA will continue the recruitment of non-locally trained doctors under Limited Registration and closely monitor the overall manpower situation in public hospitals.
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