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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) today (May 12) submitted to the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) the applications of six non-local doctors for Limited Registration to serve in public hospitals. Among the six applications, two are new applications while the other four are for renewal.
"Facing doctor manpower shortage and workload issues in various clinical units, the recruitment of non-local doctors has been supported by the respective Central Co-ordinating Committees and endorsed by the HA Task Force on Limited Registration Scheme," the HA spokesman said.
The two new applications for Limited Registration submitted to the MCHK today are in paediatrics and radiology. Regarding the renewal applications for four non-local doctors (two in emergency medicine, one in anaesthesia and one in family medicine), their one-year Limited Registration will expire in the third quarter of 2016.
Currently, there are 11 non-local doctors working in public hospitals as Service Residents under Limited Registration in the specialties of anaesthesia, emergency medicine, family medicine and internal medicine to help relieve the manpower pressure in the respective units.
Ends/Thursday, May 12, 2016
Issued at HKT 15:29
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