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Charles Ng

Charles Ng

Charles Ng is a medical doctor who holds a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. As the founding president of the Digital Health Society, he led the COVideo19 initiative and published the Digital Solutions for Covid-19 Response for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is a vice-chairman of the Youth Committee of the New People's Party in Hong Kong.
Charles Ng is a medical doctor who holds a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. As the founding president of the Digital Health Society, he led the COVideo19 initiative and published the Digital Solutions for Covid-19 Response for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is a vice-chairman of the Youth Committee of the New People's Party in Hong Kong.
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Opinion | Healthcare reforms overdue as ageing Hong Kong faces rising costs

While revising the public hospital fee structure was a much-needed move, more can be done to improve efficiency and resource allocation.

The time and money spent on each doctor in Hong Kong are massive, but that investment is still ill-conceived and pales compared to private sector incentives. The Hospital Authority should take some ideas from the private sector, such as letting doctors leave their contract only after repaying their training debts.

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Cultural and economic factors make the trend of an ageing population hard to remedy, but Hong Kong can ease its burden. Keeping the elderly working and socially active, reforming the healthcare sector and incentivising couples to have children are among the city’s options.

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