Hong Kong to reform Medical Council to improve handling of complaints (opens original article in a new tab)

Hong Kong plans to reform its Medical Council by increasing lay members and improving transparency in handling complaints.

• Hong Kong authorities plan to reform the Medical Council by increasing lay members to over a third.
• The reforms include making complaint handling time frames public and addressing procedural delays.
• The proposed amendments to the Medical Registration Ordinance will be submitted to the Legislative Council in two weeks.