According to a most
condemning article by local pressure group Médecins Inspirés (反對政府削減前線牙科醫生), the total disregard the government
had for the welfare of the people of Hong Kong was laid bare:
1) The
number of dentists in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) dedicated to the
7m population fell by 3% to 30 in the ten years to 2018 whilst the privileged
class of civil servants saw their dentists increase by 78% to 289 in the same
period;
2) The
waiting time for the public is now of 50 months (not weeks!);
3) Reducing
front line doctors’ numbers and turning the position into an admin post.
This is most disgusting
given how long ago we have written about the dire situation in Hong Kong that
is medical profiteering by the vested interest groups: 打破醫療寡頭壟斷，香江急需引進專才
In the above article,
the writer stressed the urgent need of recruiting oversea medical talent to
Hong Kong. The government instead rather spends trillions of dollars to pour
concrete in the sea than see its citizens enjoy competitive, timely, and
quality medical services. This is bordering on immorality by those in power.
Watch this space for
additional analysis in the next few days…
