The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) today (June 22) issued the following statement regarding the dismissal of a resident doctor:
 
     The HA holds doctors to the highest standards of professional conduct, behaviour, and discipline. The HA insists that all doctors serving patients in public hospitals must possess both medical competence and conduct themselves in a professional manner. In addition to having professional knowledge to treat patients, they must uphold the strictest professional conduct and place patient well-being, privacy, safety, and care as their foremost priority at all times. The HA has absolutely zero tolerance for any form of behaviour that undermines the professional conduct of doctors. The HA will not permit any doctor who fails to meet the relevant requirements to practise in public hospitals, in order to safeguard patient safety.
 
     Following an investigation, the HA found that a resident doctor at Tuen Mun Hospital was involved in conducting an unauthorised examination on a patient at Ruttonjee Hospital. The incident is linked to an intern doctor who was previously dismissed for a series of serious misconduct. The investigation committee concluded that the resident doctor acted dishonestly and committed serious misconduct, in breach of doctors' professional ethics and integrity. The HA has taken action to dismiss the resident doctor and will refer the case to the Medical Council of Hong Kong for follow-up.
 
     The HA has notified the resident doctor of the dismissal decision. The HA spokesperson reiterated that the HA will not tolerate or condone any behaviour that compromises patient safety and undermines doctors' professional integrity, in order to uphold professional ethics and safeguard patient safety. The HA unequivocally condemned the conduct in question.

Ends/Monday, June 22, 2026
Issued at HKT 19:30

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