Henry Fan Hung-ling, chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), expressed confidence on Thursday about the HA’s ability to recruit 250 non-locally trained doctors by the end of this year to address a manpower shortage.
Once the bottleneck in human resources has been eased, Hong Kong's public hospitals will be able to further enhance their exchanges with their Chinese mainland counterparts, Fan said at the opening ceremony of the HA’s annual convention.
Fan said the HA’s global recruitment plan began last year and has made significant progress, with about 150 non-locally trained doctors having been hired so far
The convention is being held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in both physical and virtual formats, on May 16 and 17, with around 160 local and international speakers having been invited to share their insights and expertise over the two days.
Fan said the HA’s global recruitment plan began last year and has made significant progress, with about 150 non-locally trained doctors having been hired so far.
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He said he is confident that about 250 non-locally trained doctors will be working for the HA by the end of this year.
In a separate speech, Cao Xuetao, vice-minister of the National Health Commission, hailed the long-standing and fruitful cooperation between the mainland’s and Hong Kong's healthcare sectors.
He said that both sides should aim to promote further collaboration in three areas, namely, deepening professional cooperation, integrating Hong Kong into the nation’s health development blueprint, and promoting Hong Kong’s participation in global health governance.
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The Asia Summit on Global Health also kicked off its two-day agenda on Thursday, with over 2,500 participants from 40 countries and regions attending to exchange views on a variety of frontier topics.
