Registration of Medical Practitioners
Temporary Registration (Part IV of the General Register)
Temporary Registration (Part IV of the General Register)
According to section 14B of Medical Registration Ordinance, if the Department of Health, the Hospital Authority, the University of Hong Kong, or The Chinese University of Hong Kong intends to engage a person who:-
(a)
does not have any of the qualifications for full registration; or
(b)
has a qualification that qualifies him / her for full registration but it is impracticable for him / her to obtain full registration in the circumstances,
exclusively in performing clinical teaching or research for the institution, it shall apply to the Medical Council on behalf of the person for temporary registration.
Where the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine supports the engagement by a private hospital of a person exclusively in performing clinical teaching or research in the private hospital, the Department of Health may, at the request of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and upon such conditions as the Department of Health thinks fit, apply to the Medical Council for temporary registration of the person.
The maximum duration of temporary registration is 14 days.