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1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Number of Registered Medical
Personnel①(person) |
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Doctors
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9527 |
9818 |
10130 |
10412 |
10731 |
11016 |
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Dentists
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1724 |
1779 |
1826 |
1855 |
1907 |
1848* |
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Pharmacists
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1212 |
1273 |
1315 |
1362 |
1414 |
1457 |
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Nurses
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39250 |
38960 |
40388 |
42032 |
43383 |
43782 |
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Doctors Per Thousand Population
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1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6^ |
1.6^ |
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Number of Medical Institutions and
Hospital Beds |
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Medical
Institutions (number) |
102 |
105 |
102 |
99 |
98 |
97 |
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Hospital
Beds
(bed) |
32836 |
34286 |
35100 |
34852 |
35159 |
35566 |
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Beds Per Thousand Population
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5.0 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.2^ |
5.2^ |
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Notes:
Figures are as at end of the year. |
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①Statistics on the registered medical personnel
are maintained by the Medical Council for doctors, Dental Council for
dentists, Nursing Council |
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for nurses and Pharmacy and Poisons Board for pharmacists. Annual renewal
of practising certificate is required for doctors, dentists and |
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pharmacists. Figures for doctors/dentists refer to the
doctors/dentists with full registration on both the local and overseas lists.
Figures for |
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nurses refer to both registered nurses and enrolled nurses. |
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^ Provisional figure. |
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* In accordance with Section 15(3) of the Dentists Registered Ordinance,
Cap. 156 Laws of Hong Kong, 154 names of registered dentists were |
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removed from the register in 2003. Offsetting by 95 new dentists registered in 2003, there
was a net decrease of 59 dentists in that year. |
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