Hospital Authority to fully dovetail with Government on establishment of third medical school
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) Chairman, Mr Henry Fan, stated today (November 18) that the HA will fully dovetail with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to support the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to establish Hong Kong's third medical school. Mr Fan believes that the establishment of the third medical school will strengthen Hong Kong's healthcare workforce while enhancing medical research and service quality, ultimately benefiting patients.
Mr Henry Fan, the Hospital Authority (HA) Chairman, Photo source: reference image
"The HA will dovetail with the policy direction of the Health Bureau to fully support the HKUST in developing its medical school. Critical to the public healthcare system, healthcare professional training is one of our four priority areas of work. The HA will provide sufficient support to the clinical training and research at medical schools of all local universities, continuing to advance Hong Kong's healthcare standards," Mr Fan said.
The HA will continue to support the two existing medical schools in training medical students, including the provision of sufficient internship positions for all local medical graduates, and the employment of all qualified local medical graduates for specialist training in public hospitals.
Through Hong Kong's quality public healthcare system, Mr Fan said he believes that more healthcare professionals with integrity and talent will be nurtured in the three medical schools. The HA will create synergies with all three medical schools to collectively advance the development of Hong Kong's medical sector, enhance healthcare standards, and benefit patients.
The HA will fully dovetail with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to support the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to establish Hong Kong's third medical school. Photo source: reference image
Legislative Council General Election voter turnout (1730)
The voter turnout figures for the 2025 Legislative Council General Election as at 5.30pm today (December 7) are as follows:
Geographical constituencies
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Electorate |
Cumulative
voter
turnout |
Cumulative
turnout
rate (%) |
Hong Kong Island East |
379,926 |
91,682 |
24.13% |
Hong Kong Island West |
342,123 |
79,634 |
23.28% |
Kowloon East |
441,663 |
106,994 |
24.23% |
Kowloon West |
345,661 |
79,772 |
23.08% |
Kowloon Central |
421,235 |
100,289 |
23.81% |
New Territories South East |
439,546 |
106,165 |
24.15% |
New Territories North |
408,660 |
95,267 |
23.31% |
New Territories North West |
436,087 |
105,719 |
24.24% |
New Territories South West |
471,045 |
115,503 |
24.52% |
New Territories North East |
445,352 |
100,752 |
22.62% |
Total |
4,131,298 |
981,777 |
23.76% |
Functional constituencies
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Electorate |
Cumulative
voter
turnout |
Cumulative
turnout
rate (%) |
Heung Yee Kuk |
155 |
139 |
89.68% |
Agriculture and fisheries |
172 |
160 |
93.02% |
Insurance |
111 |
77 |
69.37% |
Transport |
217 |
167 |
76.96% |
Education |
74,618 |
19,659 |
26.35% |
Legal |
6,328 |
1,714 |
27.09% |
Accountancy |
23,937 |
6,094 |
25.46% |
Medical and health services |
49,316 |
12,608 |
25.57% |
Engineering |
9,699 |
4,503 |
46.43% |
Architectural, surveying,
planning and landscape |
8,212 |
3,361 |
40.93% |
Labour |
881 |
738 |
83.77% |
Social welfare |
11,217 |
3,577 |
31.89% |
Real estate and construction |
557 |
380 |
68.22% |
Tourism |
173 |
134 |
77.46% |
Commercial (first) |
903 |
577 |
63.90% |
Commercial (second) |
323 |
188 |
58.20% |
Commercial (third) |
307 |
307 |
100.00% |
Industrial (first) |
345 |
205 |
59.42% |
Industrial (second) |
474 |
242 |
51.05% |
Finance |
91 |
61 |
67.03% |
Financial services |
562 |
305 |
54.27% |
Sports, performing arts,
culture and publication |
255 |
205 |
80.39% |
Import and export |
311 |
213 |
68.49% |
Textiles and garment |
322 |
193 |
59.94% |
Wholesale and retail |
1,673 |
764 |
45.67% |
Technology and innovation |
71 |
71 |
100.00% |
Catering |
129 |
109 |
84.50% |
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
deputies to the National
People's Congress, Hong
Kong Special
Administrative Region
members of the National
Committee of the Chinese
People's Political
Consultative Conference
and representatives of
relevant national
organisations |
557 |
521 |
93.54% |
Total |
191,916 |
57,272 |
29.84% |
Election Committee constituency
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Electorate |
Cumulative voter turnout |
Cumulative turnout
rate (%) |
1,466 |
1,423 |
97.07% |
The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.
Source: AI-found images
