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Medical Registration Ordinance
Coverage of Medical Registration Ordinance in the Nexus archive.
- Hong Kong to raise share of lay members in Medical Council from 25% to 31%
Hong Kong authorities are increasing the proportion of lay members in the Medical Council to 31% as part of reforms to enhance public participation and transparency in handling medical complaints. The changes involve amendments to the Medical Registration Ordinance.
- Hong Kong to reform Medical Council to improve handling of complaints
Hong Kong authorities plan to reform the Medical Council by increasing lay members to over a third and making complaint handling time frames public. The changes follow a 15-year delay in addressing a complaint against Dr Sit Sou-chi, whose alleged medical error left a boy permanently disabled in 2009.