(Budget 21-2022) Continuing efforts to strengthen healthcare training

About HK$1.9 billion has been allocated to the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the past two financial years to stengthen professional healthcare training, Paul Chan says.

The funds are for carrying out short-term renovation works and facility improvement as well as studies and medium and long-term works projects to increase teaching facilities. 

He says the government will continue to work with the universities to upgrade and increase healthcare-related teaching facilities.

“Healthcare workers play a pivotal role in our fight against the epidemic.  The last budget earmarked funding to support the HA in providing sufficient manpower for the public healthcare system and easing the pressure on healthcare workers.  The measures are being taken forward.''