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Council and Committee Reports

院務委員會及其他委員會報告

Council 院務委員會

The Council comprises 26 members, including 6 Officers, 15 Ex 院務委員會由廿六名委員組成，其中包括
Officio Members (President of each Academy College) and 5 六名幹事、十五名當然委員（各分科學院
elected Council Members. Business transacted at the regular 院長）以及五名選任委員。院務委員會處
Council meetings mainly included certification for specialist 理的事務主要包括通過專科註冊的申請、
registration; endorsement of committee papers and reports; 通過轄下各委員會提交的文件及報告、就
deliberation on different healthcare policies and consultation; 不同醫療政策及諮詢進行討論、審視與內
consideration of mainland China and overseas collaborations as 地和海外學院的合作機會，以及討論專科
well as matters related to specialist training programmes and 培訓課程及持續專業發展事宜等。
continuous professional development.

Number of Council meetings held : 12 院務委員會會議次數 : 12
(09/2021 - 08/2022) (09/2021 - 08/2022)

The Council also made submissions to the Government in 院務委員會亦不時就香港特區政府倡議的
response to the healthcare policies or public health concerns. 醫療衞生政策及／或涉及公共衞生項目聽
Views from respective Academy Colleges were sought and scope 取分科學院的意見，並提出可予改善的範
for enhancement were identified. Officials of the Government and 疇。相關官員和組織／機構代表亦會獲邀
representatives of organisations and institutions were invited to 出席會議，向委員闡釋指定議程項目的相
meet the Council, mainly to provide background information or 關資訊。
share details with members concerning specific agenda items.

New Pathway for Admission of Non-locally Trained Doctors 引入非本地培訓醫生的新途徑

In September 2021, the then Secretary for Food and Health, Prof. 在 2021 年 9 月，時任食物及衞生局（食
Sophia Siu-chee Chan, and representatives from the Food and 衞局）局長陳肇始教授、食衞局以及醫院
Health Bureau as well as Hospital Authority, were invited to meet 管理局（醫管局）代表獲邀與院務委員會
Academy Council members to exchange views on the Medical 委員會面，就《2021 年醫生註冊（修訂）
Registration (Amendment) Bill 2021. The amendments proposed 條例草案》政府提出的修訂交流意見。陳
by the Government were presented at the meeting. Prof. Sophia 肇始教授在會上向委員解說政府修訂的理
Siu-chee Chan also explained the rationale of the latest proposal 念及詳細內容，並回應委員意見。
and responded to members’ enquiries.

Members expressed concerns about certain parts of the proposed 委員對部份修訂內容表示關注，並重申醫
amendments, and reiterated that the Academy and its constituent 專與其分科學院會竭力維護香港的專科醫
Colleges would uphold and safeguard the standards of medical 生水平。
specialists practising in Hong Kong.

The Bill was passed in October 2021. The Medical Registration 條例草案於 2021 年 10 月正式通過。
(Amendment) Ordinance 2021 provides a legal framework for 《2021 年醫生註冊 ( 修訂 ) 條例》為合
Special Registration as a new pathway for admission of non-locally 資格的非本地培訓醫生另闢途徑，讓他們
trained doctors to obtain full registration in Hong Kong. This would 只要符合特定條件，便無須通過執業資格
be an alternative to the existing pathway of passing the Licensing 試，亦能夠在香港取得正式註冊資格。
Examination, subject to compliance with certain criteria.

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