1987 Ed.]
Medical Registration
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(ii) that he is of good character. (Replaced, 63 of 1982, s. 6. Amended, 25 of 1984, s. 5)
(Added, 70 of 1976, s. 5)
Certificate of
9. (1) A certificate for the purposes of section 8(a) shall not be granted in respect of any person unless after passing a qualifying examination he has been engaged in employment in a resident medical capacity in an approved hospital or in an approved institution for such period as may be prescribed.
(2) A person satisfying the condition specified in subsection (1) may apply to the University of Hong Kong or to the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a certificate under this section, and if the University is satisfied that- (Amended, 63 of 1982, s. 7)
(a) during the time the applicant has been so employed as aforesaid he has been engaged for such period or minimum period as may be prescribed in medicine, and for such period or minimum period as may be prescribed in surgery; and
(b) his service while so employed has been satisfactory,
the University shall grant, in such form as may be prescribed, a certificate that it is so satisfied.
(3) Time during which an applicant, while employed as mentioned in subsection (1) has been engaged in midwifery, not exceeding such period as may be prescribed, shall be counted for the purposes of subsection (2)(a) either as time spent in medicine or as time spent in surgery, as the applicant may elect.
(4) Where during any period of such employment as is referred to in subsection (1) an applicant who has been engaged in medicine has also been engaged in surgery or in midwifery or both, or an applicant who has been engaged in surgery has also been engaged in midwifery, the period shall be apportioned for the purposes of this section in such manner as may be determined by the body granting the qualifying diploma by virtue of which the applicant claims registration.
(5) In this section---
(a) “approved”, in relation to a hospital or institution, means approved for the time being by the University of Hong Kong or the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the purposes of this section; (Amended, 63 of 1982, s. 7)
(b) reference to employment in a resident medical capacity shall be construed as reference to employment in the practice of medicine, surgery or midwifery, where the person in question is resident in the hospital or institution where he is employed or conveniently near thereto, and by the terms of his employment is required to be so resident.
10. The matters as to which the Council must be satisfied for the purposes of section 8(b) are--
Other evidence of experience.
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