Introduction
The Hospital Authority (HA) is all along very concerned about the doctor manpower situation and has exerted continuous efforts and various measures to retain and attract doctors so as to support service needs and relieve the workload of frontline doctors. Apart from the recruitment of all qualified locally trained medical graduates and candidates who have successfully passed the Licensing Examination of the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK), HA is also recruiting non-locally trained doctors who are not yet fully registered in Hong Kong. For details on the requirements for various types of registration, please visit the MCHK’s website:
http://www.mchk.org.hk/e_index.html.
About Us
HA is a statutory body established in Hong Kong in 1990. We are responsible for managing all public hospitals and related services in Hong Kong. We manage 43 hospitals and institutions, 49 Specialist Out-patient Clinics (SOPCs), and 74 General Out-patient Clinics (GOPCs). Today, we have a workforce of about 90,000 and over 30,000 beds.
Opportunity
We are now recruiting non-locally trained doctors without full registration in Hong Kong to serve as Residents and Associate Consultants in our public hospitals. The recruited non-locally trained doctors will:
- work as a member of our professional teams committed to quality patient care
- gain working and training experience in a range of medical specialties in public hospitals of Hong Kong
- get a better salary while paying a low income tax in Hong Kong
This new recruitment programme will facilitate your plan on pursuing a medical career in Hong Kong.
What’s New
The HKSAR Government has amended existing law to facilitate qualified non-locally trained doctors to practise in the public healthcare sector of Hong Kong. Doctors serving in HA under the new recruitment scheme who meet the predefined criteria will have opportunities to obtain full medical registration in Hong Kong without the need to undergo licensing examinations.
For non-locally trained doctors holding recognized medical qualification and registered under the law of a qualifying place as a medical practitioner |
For non-locally trained doctors holding recognized medical qualification but have not yet completed internship training overseas |
For non-locally trained doctors who are working in the public healthcare institutions in Hong Kong under Limited Registration |
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In accordance with the Medical Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 2021, a Special Registration Committee (SRC) is established for determining the list of recognized medical qualifications after reviewing programmes offered by non-local medical schools with quality comparable to those provided by the two medical schools in Hong Kong. The list of recognized medical qualifications is available at MCHK’s website:
https://www.mchk.org.hk/english/registration/recognised_medical_qualifications.html
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Employment Package
Monthly salary with annual increment:
The salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and qualification of the selected candidates and subject to
currency fluctuation.
Online Application
If you are interested in the post and meet the requirements set out in the advertisement, please make an application via the link at HA website in accordance with the procedures stated therein:
Limited Registration / Special Registration
Recent Events
- An Official Guide to a Medical Career in Hong Kong – co-organized with The Hong Kong Medical Society of Australia (15 July 2022) (Web Conference)
- Webinar on New Pathway for Admission of Qualified Doctors Trained Outside Hong Kong – jointly organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney (Sydney ETO), Food and Health Bureau (FHB) and the Australasian Medical Services Coalition (AMSC) (6 May 2022)
- Hong Kong Day – co-organized with The Hong Kong Medical Society of the United Kingdom (26 February 2022) (Web Conference)
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- An Official Guide to Practicing Medicine in Hong Kong – co-organized with The Hong Kong Medical Society of Australia (14 August 2021) (Web Conference)
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- Limited Registration: What are the Options? – co-organized with The Hong Kong Medical Society of the United Kingdom
(10 April 2021) (Web Conference)
- Photos
- Stepping Stones to Your Future in Hong Kong - Registration Pathways and Training – co-organized with The Hong Kong Medical Society of Australia
(11 July 2020) (Web Conference)
- Photos
- HKMLE - All Roads lead to Hong Kong – co-organized with The Hong Kong Medical Society of the United Kingdom
(21 March 2020) (Web Conference)
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- Gathering with Hong Kong Community and Healthcare Professionals in “Secretary of Food & Health ’s Visit to Australia”
(16 & 18 September 2019 in Melbourne & Sydney, Australia)
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- Homecoming: Working and Training Opportunities in Hong Kong – co-organized with The Hong Kong Medical Society of the United Kingdom
(10 August 2019)
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- Sharing Session for Non-locally Trained Doctors under the Limited Registration Recruitment Scheme in HA
(5 July 2019)
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- Talk on Opportunities for Overseas Doctors in Hong Kong
(26 September 2018 in London, United Kingdom)
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Pathways for Non-locally Trained Doctors to Pursue Medical Career in Hospital Authority, Hong Kong (for reference)
Video of Sharing by the Limited Registration Doctors
HASLink (March 2019 Issue) – Job Opportunity for Non-locally Trained Doctors
Useful Links
- You may visit the MCHK’s website to know more about limited registration in Hong Kong:
http://www.mchk.org.hk/e_index.html
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For details of the Licensing Examination in Hong Kong for attaining full registration for working in Hong Kong and related information on the exemption, reduction and deferment of period of assessment, you may visit the Licensing Examination Information Portal of MCHK:
http://leip.mchk.org.hk/EN/index.html
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For information on specialist training under respective Colleges of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM), you may visit HKAM’s website:
http://www.hkam.org.hk/HKAMWEB/
Enquiries:
Please call +852 2300 6542 or email to
recruitment@ha.org.hk
Disclaimer:
The information contained herein is provided to you for general reference and information purposes only, without any express or implied guarantee or warranty of any kind as to its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability or usefulness, and is not intended to be relied upon. The HA shall not be liable for any error, misstatement or misrepresentation in, or omission from, any such information, and expressly disclaims and excludes any obligation, responsibility or liability of whatsoever nature for any loss, damage, cost or expense (whether direct, indirect or consequential) howsoever arising (whether caused by HA’s negligence or otherwise) from or in respect of any use or misuse of or reliance on the information herein.
Please refer to the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap. 161) as amended by the Medical Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 for details of the admission pathway, recognized medical qualifications, registration and other requirements.