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Subject
MEDICAL
6. Revision of
the law relating to abortion
Purpose
MOR
To make the necessary consequential amendments to the Termination of Pregnancy Regulations resulting from the enactment of The Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Ordinance 1981.
7. The practice To review the existing
of pharmacy legislation relating to and ancillary dispensing, the matters
8. Reciprocal
agreement. on health services D. charges (New Item)
employment of pharmacists, and the need for train- ing facilities.
To ensure that H.K. visitors will continue to be eligible for immediate necessary medical treatment during their temporary stay in
U.K.
A second draft of the regulations are currently being prepared by Legal Department.
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The Working Party under the
To submit the draft regulations to the Executive Council.
To service the
Chairmanship of the Hon. Alex S.C. Wu Working Party. OBE, JP, has held six meetings. Over 80 submissions have been received from the public and these
In addition, a are being examined. survey on present staff deployment' and training needs has been completed and the result being analysed.
Following discussion between a Hong Kong team, led by the Chief Secretary, and the Department of Health & Social Security on 27 April, agreement in principle was reached that persons ordinarily resident in each territory should be provided with immediate necessary medical treatment during their temporary stay in the other territory. draft Memorandum of Understanding was endorsed by the Governor-in- Council on 16 June subject to certain minor amendments.
The
Subject to the response from DHSS and FCO, to conclude the agreement.
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