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Question No. 10

REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & WELFARE TO A QUESTION BY DR. THE HON. HENRIETTA IP IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 1986

Question:

Regarding the placement of fresh medical graduates to hospitals for their required 1 year residency training, can Government inform this Council when the recent assessment exercise of hospitals with such training posts be completed? Will the assessment be completed in time and will there be sufficient number of posts for the new graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong this summer?

Sir,

Under section 9 of the Medical Registration

Ordinance the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese

University of Hong Kong are vested with the authority to

approve intern posts for the placement of medical graduates

undergoing the one year residency training required by the

Ordinance. In this connection, the Universities are

responsible for the inspection, assessment and recognition

of hospitals approved for the purposes of internship training.

2.

The last assessment exercise undertaken by the

University of Hong Kong was completed in June 1985 as a

result of which a total of 186 intern posts in various

specialty units in 11 hospitals were approved for the pre-

registration training of medical graduates from the

University of Hong Kong.

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