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Higher

or

Polytechnic)

Diploma

from (e.g.

Hong Kong

course in

by

the

Professional

in the specific field. The local professional

diagnostic radiography for example is recognised

Radiographers in the UK and enables

College of

graduates to enrol

specialised training.

required

for

these

professions

are

in Master's degree courses for further

The length and depth of training

that of

similar

to

nurse.

4.

The expansion and

development of HK's hospital

services

for

the

establishment

of

the

through

example

Hospital Authority and opening of new facilities in the

early 1990s will

increase the demand for health associate

professionals.

The

manpower position of

this

group

indicates some cause for concern. Their emigration rate is

2.9% (which is higher than nurses and midwives at 2.5%).

The wastage of this group as a whole in the public service

was 10.1% in 1988/89, an increase over wastage of 8.6% in

wastage rates for nurses in the two years

1987/88.

The

were 7.8% and 5% respectively.

5.

Based

on the arguments

professionals, as with nurses:

(a)

form

an

integral

that

health associate

part

of the

supporting

structure in the medical and health system;

SECRET

يا

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