Guangdong province to send 12 doctors to Hong Kong under Greater Bay Area exchange scheme
- Exchange falls under Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programmes, Hospital Authority’s chairman Henry Fan says
- Authority also working out details for nurses and radiographers to take part in scheme, possibly by end of year
Guangdong province will send a dozen doctors to work in Hong Kong upon approval by relevant authorities in a new exchange programme aimed at easing a manpower crunch caused by emigration and healthcare professionals joining the private sector.
Hospital Authority chairman Henry Fan Hung-ling on Saturday revealed that the doctors had been nominated by the province’s Health Commission to join the Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programmes.
“These doctors are very experienced, all from Grade 3A hospitals in Guangdong province,” he wrote on his official blog. “After their applications get approved, they can come to Hong Kong very quickly to roll up their sleeves.”
Fan said the authority had been working out details for nurses and radiographers to take part in the scheme, possibly by the end of the year.
“Along with closer cooperation with the Greater Bay Area, the exchanges of medical staff between the two places can enhance the quality of medical services and relieve the city’s manpower strain with appropriate medical services,” he said.
The Greater Bay Area is a plan by Beijing to turn nine cities in Guangdong province, Hong Kong and Macau into an economic powerhouse by 2035.