Category: Hong Kong Hospital Authority

More Non-Local Doctors Approved for Limited Practice in Hong Kong

According to the figures from the Hospital Authority (HA), Hong Kong has lost 500 full-time doctors in public hospitals and 2,600 full-time nurses from April 2021 to April 2022, reaching 7.9  percent and 9.5 percent loss rate of doctors and nurses respectively. Seeing the severe loss of medical professionals, the authorities have been trying to…


A Nurse’s One-person Revolution

Hong Kong’s medical workers were put in jail, some self-exiled, and the union was crushed, leading to helplessness in the post-national security law era. As the past three years swept away many committed workers from their jobs, an ex-union member chose to live her own revolution. Medical workers had a distinct voice during the time…


Hong Kong Hospital Authority: Mainland Doctors Will Be With Us Soon

In recent years, there has been a wave of emigration from Hong Kong, and a large number of talents have been lost from all occupations. The Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) said on June 23, 2022 that there is a shortage of medical care staff in Hong Kong. To date about 10 percent of the…