Thousands of private clinics in Hong Kong can start applying for a new operating licence or a letter of exemption from Monday under a tightened regulatory regime that also targets beauty parlours providing injections to customers. Doctors have generally expressed support for the new rules as a necessary “body check”, but anticipate a complex undertaking with documentation and potential struggles with the online application. Dr Darwin Mak Wai-lai, head of the Department of Health’s Office for...