Chairman of the Hospital Authority Henry Fan Hung-ling (front center) and chief executive of the Hospital Authority Tony Ko Pat-sing (fourth right) and other officials pose for a group photo with medical professionals from Guangdong province during a welcoming ceremony at the West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong on April 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's medical sector got a talent boost on Monday, as a batch of healthcare professionals from Guangdong province arrived in the city, as part of the Hospital Authority's Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programme.
Three doctors and 70 nureses from the province arrived at the West Kowloon Station and received a warm welcome during a ceremony. The Hospital Authority's chairman Henry Fan Hung-ling and chief executive Tony Ko Pat-sing attended the event to greet the healthcare team.
Last week, seven physicians and three traditional Chinese medicine doctors already arrived under the program.
The HA announced the talent program last September to foster the development of healthcare sector between the mainland and the city and broaden the talent pool in GBA in the long run. The participating doctors and nurses will serve in the city for one year and about ten months respectively. The HA's Fan said the program will expand, with three hundred more nurses joining within the coming two years.
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Andy Chong of China Daily captured the moments of their warm welcome.
Healthcare professionals from Guangdong province arrive at the West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong on April 17, 2023, as part of the Hospital Authority's Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programme. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
Healthcare professionals from Guangdong province arrive at the West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong on April 17, 2023, as part of the Hospital Authority's Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programme. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
Healthcare professionals from Guangdong province arrive at the West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong on April 17, 2023, as part of the Hospital Authority's Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programme. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
Healthcare professionals from Guangdong province arrive at the West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong on April 17, 2023, as part of the Hospital Authority's Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programme. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
Chairman of the Hospital Authority Henry Fan Hung-ling (left) gives a speech during a ceremony to welcome 70 nurses and three doctors from Guangdong province at the West Kowloon Station on April 17, 2023. Accompanying him is chief executive of the Hospital Authority Tony Ko Pat-sing (right). (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
Chairman of the Hospital Authority Henry Fan Hung-ling (fourth left) and chief executive of the Hospital Authority Tony Ko Pat-sing (first right) welcome healthcare professionals from Guangdong province at the West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong on April 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
