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Back|Hong Kong health minister rejects claims of bias toward mainland nurses
Hong Kong health minister rejects claims of bias toward mainland nurses
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SCMP Economy·1 hour ago·Health·1 min read·🇨🇳China

Hong Kong health minister rejects claims of bias toward mainland nurses

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Hong Kong's Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau denied allegations that authorities favor mainland nurses over local candidates, stating that 95% of local nursing applicants were hired by the Hospital Authority in the past year, rising to 99% for those with registered nurse qualifications, and questioned why many graduates do not apply for public hospital jobs.

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Public hospitals in Hong Kong have been struggling to recruit nursing staff, leading to claims that authorities favor mainland nurses over locally trained candidates.

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Hong Kong’s health minister has rejected claims that authorities favour mainland nurses over local candidates, saying locally trained professionals have “very good chances” of finding work even as public hospitals struggle to recruit.

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Friday that the Hospital Authority had hired 95 per cent of local applicants for nursing positions over the past year. The figure rose to 99 per cent among applicants with registered nurse qualifications.

He said that more than 4,000 students had graduated with nursing degrees, about 3,500 of whom registered as nurses, but only 2,500 applied for Hospital Authority vacancies.

“So the problem is instead, why there were so many graduates deciding not to apply for [public hospital] jobs?” he told a radio show.

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  • ?Why are many nursing graduates not applying for Hospital Authority positions?
  • ?What are the specific reasons behind the low application rate from local nursing graduates?
  • ?What measures are being taken to increase local nurse recruitment?

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Hong Kong's Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau denied allegations that authorities favor mainland nurses over local candidates, stating that 95% of local nursing applicants were hired by the Hospital Authority in the past year, rising to 99% for those with registered nurse qualifications, and questioned why many graduates do not apply for public hospital jobs.

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