The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) Chairman, Mr Henry Fan, stated today (November 18) that the HA will fully dovetail with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to support the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to establish Hong Kong's third medical school. Mr Fan believes that the establishment of the third medical school will strengthen Hong Kong's healthcare workforce while enhancing medical research and service quality, ultimately benefiting patients.

     "The HA will dovetail with the policy direction of the Health Bureau to fully support the HKUST in developing its medical school. Critical to the public healthcare system, healthcare professional training is one of our four priority areas of work. The HA will provide sufficient support to the clinical training and research at medical schools of all local universities, continuing to advance Hong Kong's healthcare standards," Mr Fan said.

     The HA will continue to support the two existing medical schools in training medical students, including the provision of sufficient internship positions for all local medical graduates, and the employment of all qualified local medical graduates for specialist training in public hospitals.

     Through Hong Kong's quality public healthcare system, Mr Fan said he believes that more healthcare professionals with integrity and talent will be nurtured in the three medical schools. The HA will create synergies with all three medical schools to collectively advance the development of Hong Kong's medical sector, enhance healthcare standards, and benefit patients.

Ends/Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Issued at HKT 14:45

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