如果淨係睇第一幅圖，好多人可能會覺得香港一定要即刻多好多醫生。但係如果拆開做公立醫院同私家執業，就可能會發現增加醫生加係邊度先係問題。

Hong Kong’s health is challenged by the severe shortage of doctors. Just from the first chart alone, one may easily conclude that we need to increase the number of doctors as fast as we can.

根據香港醫學會2018年3月12日回應財政預算案嘅公開信，每1000個公營醫療嘅病人，只係分到0.9個醫生。但係私營醫生對病人比例就係4.5:1000。而全港專科醫生當中，有45%喺公立醫院服務，照顧足全港近九成嘅住院病人，其餘約55%專科醫生係私人執業，服務全港一成嘅病人。

According to the Hong Kong Medical Association, the doctors to patients ratio between the public and private sector are 0.9:1000 and 4.5:1000 respectively. About 45% of all Specialists are working in public hospitals, serving nearly 90% of inpatients, while the remaining 55% are private Specialists who take care of roughly 10% inpatients.

根據香港醫學會會董佘達明所指，公立醫院急症室、兒科、內科及老人科一直都係壓力重點，但係以上科目嘅前線醫生數量在過去10年無點多到。

While it is crucial to get more doctors to the city, the resource allocation between public and private sectors may be an even more important concern.

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