The second batch (note 1) of overseas doctors to be hired under a contingency scheme (note 2) are specialists (專家) in mental health and orthopedics (骨科醫生),
Hospital Authority chief executive Leung Pak-yin said.
Leung said there are 29 qualified applicants and the first batch of 10, who are urgently needed for accident and emergency, anesthesiology (麻醉學) and internal medicine wards, may take up their posts (note 3) early next year.
All have three to five years' working experience but must first get Medical Council approval.
Leung said the authority has already introduced measures to ease the shortage (缺乏) of hospital doctors by improving the promotion system and recruiting private staff for part-time work. When reminded that some local doctors oppose the recruitment, authority chairman Anthony Wu Ting-yuk said the hiring from overseas is aimed at addressing (note 4) the manpower shortage in public hospitals.
"They [the 10 doctors ] are also doctors who can provide assistance," said Wu, adding that the move (做法) is in the public interest (note 5).
"We believe the Medical Council will consider public interest when processing the doctors' applications."
Wu said all applicants can speak Cantonese and it will be no problem for them to adapt (適應) to the medical system in Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, Thailand-bound tour groups will be suspended (停辦) for another week until November 8, the Hong Kong Travel Industry Council said.
Its executive director Joseph Tung Yao-chung said about 800 people in around 30 tour groups will see their trips called off (note 6). He said travel agencies will meet again next Monday to discuss whether to continue to suspend the tours unless Hong Kong lowers the outbound travel alert for Thailand from red to amber (琥珀色).
From good to better English:
(note 1) The second batch=第二批。the first batch of goods=第一批貨物。 in batches=分批；成批。
(note 2) a contingency scheme=臨時措施。Contingency=意外事件，臨時[可能]事件。Provide against contingencies= 以防萬一。future contingencies=以後的偶然[可能]事件。
(note 3) take up their posts=報到開工, 上崗。take up=拿起；舉起；拾起, 提出，處理。Take a fortress by storm=用猛攻奪下要塞。Which newspapers do you take=你訂閱哪幾份報紙？Take things as they come, Victor says=Victor說,來什麼接受什麼。 Take medical advice =受醫生診斷。
(note 4) address=應付, 處理(問題等), 滿足(需求等)。address an audience=對聽眾演說。address oneself to =專心(工作)。An inaugural address=就任致辭[演說]。Opening [closing] address=開[閉]幕辭。
(note 5) in the public interest=全為公眾利益。
(note 6) called off=取消。Call=召喚，叫來，請來；召集，徵召；號召；喚醒。Call a halt=喝令停止。 Call a meeting=召集會議。 Call a roll=點名。 Call Julian from sleep=叫起Julian。
Victor’s View: Although the import of foreign doctors is a sensitive issue, we need this as a contingency plan to relieve the shortage of doctors in the public sector.
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