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RECOMMENDATION 3. Hong Kong should strengthen its investment in specialist training
3.1 The Government should provide additional funding and mandate the Hospital Authority and the Hong Kong Academy of
Medicine to facilitate continuing specialist training for non-locally trained doctors under Limited Registration.
3.2 In consideration that the Hospital Authority offers doctors with Full Registration a nine-year integrated contract to facilitate
specialist training, the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and the Hospital Authority should collaborate and offer integrated
service contracts to non-locally trained doctors for continuing specialist training without affecting training opportunities of
local medical graduates.

3.3 The Government should empower the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine to mandate training quotas for the relevant
Academy Colleges to provide specialist training for non-locally trained doctors employed by the Hospital Authority. Hong
Kong permanent residents should be prioritised.

3.4 The list of recognised non-local specialist qualifications and other Academy College entry requirements should be clearly
organised, made publicly accessible and centralised by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine to enhance the ease of
information accessibility for potential candidates.

RECOMMENDATION 4. Hong Kong must capitalise on and nurture valuable human capital
4.1 The Hospital Authority should remove all barriers that potentially impede the career progression of non-locally trained
doctors who should be considered for progression that is merit-based alongside their locally trained peers.
4.2 The Government should ensure the independence of the committee that will determine a list of recognised medical schools
under the Government’s new proposal on the admission of non-locally trained doctors. An appeal mechanism should be
devised to review the eligibility of experienced non-locally trained doctors who currently do not meet stipulated criteria to
benefit from the proposal.

4.3 The Medical Council of Hong Kong should lift the duration restriction of Limited Registration for non-locally trained
specialists employed by the Hospital Authority or the Department of Health who will continue their appointment with these
public healthcare institutions. The venue restriction should also be relaxed for non-locally trained specialists under Limited
Registration after they have served in the Hospital Authority or the Department of Health for an extended period of time.
Both relaxations should be subject to desirable performance monitoring and assessment outcomes.

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