First batch of non-local doctors recruited overseas to start working in Hong Kong public hospitals this month
Positions have been offered to more than 100 non-local doctors following recruitment exercises in Britain and Australia earlier this year, Hospital Authority official saysScheme under which mainland medical professionals work in Hong Kong’s public hospitals for up to a year will also become a regular programmeHong Kong healthcare and hospitalsElizabeth CheungPublished: 8:00am, 20 Sep, 2023Why you can trust SCMP
The first 10 non-local doctors recruited overseas in a recent drive will start working in Hong Kong’s public hospitals this month, officials have revealed, as the healthcare sector scrambles to ease labour shortages by tapping various sources.
A separate scheme under which medical professionals from mainland China work in Hong Kong’s public hospitals for up to a year will also become a regular programme.
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But the Hospital Authority declined to reveal more details about future developments of the Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programmes, saying discussions with the mainland were in progress.