Chart A: Activity Status of Doctors Covered

Of the 15720* doctors covered, 5187 responded to the HMS-DR, giving an overall response rate of 33.0%. Among the 5187 responding doctors, 4652 (89.7%) were classified as economically active (ˇ§activeˇ¨) and 535 (10.3%) were classified as economically inactive (ˇ§inactiveˇ¨) as at the survey reference date.

Of the 4652 active doctors enumerated, 4640 (99.7%) were practising in the local medical profession, five (0.1%) were seeking jobs, seven (0.2%) reported to be available for work but had not sought work during the 30 days before the survey reference date due to reasons including: they believed that no work was available in the medical profession, were expecting to return to their original jobs in the medical profession, or were waiting to take up a new job in the medical profession.

Among the 535 inactive doctors, 449 doctors reported not seeking jobs in the local medical profession during the 30 days before the survey reference date. The main reasons for not seeking jobs in the local medical profession included: 297 (66.1%) had retired, 52 (11.6%) wanted to take a rest / had no motive to work / had no financial need and 35 (7.8%) were due to health issues.

Among the 535 inactive doctors, 77 doctors reported practising overseas, four reported practising in Macao or other areas of the Greater Bay Area, three reported practising in other areas of the Mainland and two were not available for work during the seven days before the survey reference date.

Notes:
* Figure refers to the number of doctors who were fully registered with the Medical Council of Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance (Chapter 161) as at the survey reference date of 31 August 2023 and listed on the resident list of the Medical Register as at 30 November 2023.

Percentage may not add up to 100% due to rounding.