Medical Council chairman Sara Ho does not oppose government reorganisation plan, says past election system worked smoothly: "why change it"

Under the government's proposed reorganisation of the Medical Council, the number of doctor members will remain at 24, but the number of doctors elected by the profession will be cut from 16 to 10, with those elected to be selected and appointed by the Chief Executive, while the Hong Kong Medical Association's seats will be reduced from 7 to 4. Medical Council chairman Sara Ho said that after reorganisation, doctors would still account for 69 per cent of members and remain a majority, which was perfectly acceptable, so she did not oppose the plan. She said, however, that the past election system had always worked well, and that the final plan would have to be decided by the government.