Before the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997, medical education in this former British colony traditionally and exclusively followed the path of western medicine. Faculties of Medicine were modelled after those in the United Kingdom, and only doctors trained in western medicine were considered "formal" and "reliable." Chinese medicine practitioners had no formal status at that time.
Prior to Hong Kong's transfer to China in 1997, medical education in this former British colony adhered strictly to Western medicine. Medical schools emulated those in the UK, and only doctors trained in Western medicine were considered "formal" and "reliable." Chinese medicine practitioners did not hold formal status at that time.