HKCCF 香港脊骨神經科醫學院基金 Hong Kong Chiropractic College Foundation 3.34

在七十年代初，只有數個在外國受訓畢業的脊醫，在本地執業。當時他們的專業資格並不為香港政府承認。經過長年的爭取，一直遲至1992年，香港立法局才正式通過脊醫註冊條例，確認脊骨神經科成為註冊醫療體系之一。

但在脊醫培訓方面，政府一直態度消極。本地大學一直未有提供任何脊醫醫學課程。所有在香港執業的脊醫都是從美國、英國、加拿大及澳洲等地接受培訓畢業。儘管香港脊醫團體多年來向政府提出建議，希望政府可以在本地設立脊醫醫學院，培育更多脊醫。可惜的是，多年以來始終未得到政府的任何回應。

影響所及，本地脊醫人數一直以來增長緩慢。1976年，全港脊醫只有4人, 至今天脊醫總人數亦只有170人，35年來只多了166人，平均每年只多了4人。試想想，170個脊醫為750萬港人服務，等於1位脊醫便要服務4.4萬港人，脊醫不足的嚴重程度可想而知。

近兩年一班脊醫深感在本地培訓脊醫實在刻不容緩，不可以再消極等待，有需要積極行動，重掌脊醫在香港的未來，因此有了成立香港脊醫學院及香港脊骨神經科醫學院基金的構想。

基金是一香港註冊的慈善組織，目的在於籌措資金，在香港成立一間脊醫學院。

In the early 70s, there were only a few chiropractors practising in Hong Kong. All of them graduated from overseas. Their credentials, however, were not recognized locally. It was through much lobbying that legislature was drafted and passed. In 1993, the Chiropractors Registration Ordinance was passed and chiropractic becomes one of the registered primary health care practitioners in Hong Kong.

Relating to the local training of chiropractors, the Government has adopted a passive attitude towards the establishment of chiropractic courses in local tertiary institution. This is understandable in view of the small number of chiropractic practitioners in Hong Kong. In fact, all those who practise in Hong Kong at present graduated from overseas, including USA, Canada, UK and Australia. Despite the cry by different chiropractic associations for a chiropractic college in Hong Kong in order to foster more chiropractors, there has been no positive response from the Government.

Consequent to this, the number of chiropractic practitioners practising in Hong Kong has been increasing in slow pace. In 1976, 4 chiropractors practised in Hong Kong. As of today, there are around 160 practitioners. After three and a half decades, only 156 chiropractors more have been registered and served the community. Each chiropractor thus serves 47,000 Hong Kong people or so. This is far from sufficient. To improve the spinal health of the population of Hong Kong, there should be more chiropractors.

In the past two years, some of the chiropractors felt the urge to erect a reputable local chiropractic college, and to craft the future of chiropractic profession in Hong Kong. Thus the idea of the Hong Kong Chiropractic College Foundation was born.