CAP. 359] Supplementary Medical Professions
{1980 Ed.
Establishment and composi-
tion of Council.
Purposes of the Council.
PART II
ESTABLISHMENT AND POWERS OF COUNCIL AND BOARDS
3. (1) There shall be a Council called the Supplementary Medical Professions Council and consisting of the following members-
(a) a Chairman to be appointed by the Governor;
(b) a Deputy Chairman to be appointed by the Governor;
(c) not more than 4 public officers appointed by the Governor;
(d) the following persons, whose terms of office shall run for 3 consecutive years, from the respective dates of their appointment-
(i) 1 person appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the University of Hong Kong;
(ii) 1 person appointed by the Governor on the nomination of The Chinese University of Hong Kong;
(iii) 1 person appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the Hong Kong Polytechnic;
(iv) 1 person appointed by the Governor from each profession; and
(v) 4 other persons, not being public officers, appointed by the Governor.
(2) Any member appointed under subsection (1)(d) may, upon the expiry of his term of office, be reappointed.
(3) Any member appointed under subsection (1)(d) or re-appointed under subsection (2) may before the expiry of his term of office-
(a) resign his office by notice to the Governor; or
(b) be removed from office by the Governor for permanent incapacity or other sufficient cause (as to the existence of which the decision of the Governor shall be final),
and upon such resignation or removal the term for which he was appointed or reappointed shall be deemed to have expired.
(4) There shall be-
(a) a secretary; and
(b) a legal adviser,
to the Council who shall be appointed by the Governor.
4. (1) The purposes of the Council shall be-
(a) to promote adequate standards of professional practice and
of professional conduct in the professions;
(b) to co-ordinate and supervise the activities of the boards
established under section 5; and
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