Under the big wave of Hongkongers exodus, the HK medical staff are not an exception, many are leaving as the political environment worsens. Henry Fa Hung-ling Chair of the Hospital Authority said in June that 7.9 percent of doctors and 9 percent of nurses left Hong Kong government hospitals between April 2021 to April 2022. This amounts to 500 full-time doctors and 2,600 nurses. He said the figures are increasing recently and it is a worrying situation.
The total employment of full-time doctors and nurses in Hong Kong government hospitals is 6,329 and 28,888 respectively.
