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A graduate of radiography says a passion for medical work is essential to succeed in this highly competitive field.

Keith Mo Wai-ho, 26, graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in radiography two years ago.

Mr Mo chose radiation therapy instead of medical imaging because of his interest in medicine.

At school he studied biology.

'There are of course, like in other programmes, a lot of theoretical texts to study and analyse. These took a lot of time. But the hardest part is placement,' said Mr Mo.

There were around seven rounds of practical clinical training - what they called 'placement' - during the three-year period of studies totalling 36 weeks. He had worked in many hospitals that had  expensive  equipment - such as the Linear Accelerator - for curing cancer.

These hospitals included the Prince of Wales,  Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth,  Tuen Mun,  Pamela Youde Nethersole, and Eastern and  Baptist hospitals and the Hong Kong Sanatorium. 'You have to work as a full time radiographer and be very careful in using these expensive  machines. I learned many things outside my curriculum,' Mr Mo said.

He is now working as a customer service executive at Cryolife, the only cord blood bank in Hong Kong, established in 1996.

Mr Mo said the knowledge he acquired from the radiography programme had helped him a lot in his  present work.  Many of his classmates who majored in medical imaging, which is related to the work of X-ray checking, found   jobs in clinics and health centres. But radiography graduates could not find work so easily.

'The market is quite saturated already. Earlier, it was a highly attractive career. The demand for radiographers has dried up as there is very little expensive equipment,' he said.

However, he believed there was still a demand for graduates with professional medical knowledge.

This was because the biotechnology industry was growing at a rapid pace.

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Radiography graduate does well in his chosen field that is competitive