Sit Sou-chi – Charm

Dr Sit Sou-chi attends the Medical Council hearing on Sunday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Doctor in long delayed hearing over blunder says he thought baby was choking

6 days ago02 mins

A Hong Kong doctor accused of a blunder that left a boy permanently disabled 16 years ago said he did not return to the hospital to examine the infant as he mistook the emergency for a choking case, the Medical Council heard on Sunday. Testifying for the first time at the hearing, Dr Sit Sou-chi…

Hong Kong health chief seeks to speed up Medical Council’s complaint handling

3 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s health minister is seeking to amend laws to reform and expedite the complaint system of a medical watchdog, but has warned against “arbitrarily” adding more non-professionals to the body. Lo Chung-mau said on Saturday that his bureau would table an amendment to the Medical Registration Ordinance at the Legislative Council’s Panel on Health…