Hong Kong authorities have proposed overhauling the city’s medical watchdog by raising the proportion of lay members to more than a third and requiring the time frame for handling complaints to be made public, which may help slash the inquiry process from 42 to 29 months.Unveiling the proposed amendments to the Medical Registration Ordinance on Friday, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said the reform aimed to foster more diverse participation in the city’s Medical Council.“We aim to maintain the number of medical doctors while increasing lay members … as this is the only way to truly reflect the diverse views within the association,” he said.
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FRI · 2026-06-26 · 04:50 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0626-87548
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Hong Kong to raise share of Medical Council lay members to 31%, set inquiry time
Hong Kong authorities are proposing amendments to the Medical Registration Ordinance to reform the city's medical watchdog. The changes aim to increase the proportion of lay members on the Medical Council to over one-third, while maintaining the current number of medical doctors.
Kristen CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-26 · 04:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong authorities are proposing amendments to the Medical Registration Ordinance to reform the city's medical watchdog. The changes aim to increase the proportion of lay members on the Medical Council to over one-third, while maintaining the current number of medical doctors. This reform, announced on Friday by Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau, seeks to foster more diverse participation and reflect a wider range of views. Additionally, the proposed overhaul includes making the time frame for handling complaints public, with the goal of significantly reducing the inquiry process from 42 to 29 months.
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The number of medical doctors on the council will be maintained while increasing lay members.
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The reform aims to foster more diverse participation in the Medical Council.
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Hong Kong authorities propose raising the proportion of lay members on the Medical Council to over a third.
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The inquiry process for medical complaints may be reduced from 42 to 29 months.
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