LEGISLATION
35. The following legislation dealing with medical and health matters was enacted during the year 1960-61. Mention is made of the purpose of the more important ordinances in the body of this report.
Ordinances;
(1) Medical Registration (Amendment) Ordinance, 1960.
(ii) Quarantinc and Prevention of Disease (Amendment) Ordinance,
1960.
(ii) Drug Addicts Treatment and Rehabilitation Ordinance, 1960. (iv) Mental Health Ordinance, 1960.
(v) Medical Registration (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 1960. (vi) Midwives Registration Ordinance. 1960. (vii) Radiation (Amendment) Ordinance. 1960.
Rules and Regulations:
(a) Medical Practitioners (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure)
(Amendment) Regulations, 1960, (G.N.A. 34/60).
(6) Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1960, (G.N.A.
42/60).
(c) Poisons (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1960, (G.N.A.
43/60).
(d) Dangerous Drugs (Amendment of Schedule) Order, 1960,
(G.N.A. 52/60).
(e) Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1960, (G.N.A.
53/60).
( Poisons (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 1960, (G.N.A.
54/60).
(g) Drug Addicts Treatment and Rehabilitation Regulations, 1960,
(G.N.A. 93/60).
(4) Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 1960, (G.N.A.
118/60).
(Poisons (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 1960. (G.N.A.
119/60).
(i) Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Regulations, 1960, (G.N.A.
136/60).
(*) Nursing and Maternity Homes Registration (Exemption) Order,
1960, (G.N.A. 138/60).
() Midwives (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) Regula-
tions, 1960, (G.N.A. 143/60).
(m) Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Regulations. 1961 (G.N.A.
12/61).
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PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS
36. There are five statutory bodies dealing with the registration of medical practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and midwives. The Hong Kong Medical Council is responsible for the registration of medical practitioners and has responsibilities in connexion with dis- ciplinary proceedings and offences; it is not an examining body. The Dental Council, Pharmacy Board, Nursing Board and Midwives Board all maintain registers, regulate training, hold examinations leading to registration or enrolment and have disciplinary powers.
37. At the 31st March, 1961, the numbers of persons on the statutory registers were as follows:
Register of Medical Practitioners
Register of Dentists
Register of Pharmacists
Register of Nurtes (Female)
(Male)
Register of Midwives
952 397
92
+--
1,789 104 1.740
WORK OF THE STATUTORY COUNCILS AND BOARDS
Medical Council
38. The Council met seven times during the year for the transaction of routine business; two notices to medical practitioners were issued for guidance on points of ethics. The Preliminary Investigation Com- mittee met twice to consider complaints of advertising and one of these complaints was referred to the Council for inquiry. The Council met once to hear this complaint and found the defendants "not guilty'.
Dental Council
39. The Council met five times during the year for the transaction of routine business and once to hold an inquiry into a complaint concerning a conviction for 'covering an unregistered person to practise dentistry" referred by the Preliminary Investigation Committee. At the inquiry the defendant was found 'Guilty' and sentenced to have his game removed from the Register for three months.
40. Twenty two applications for registration were considered of which sixteen were accepted without examination. Of the remaining applications, one was rejected on the grounds that the curriculum of training was not of the standard required by the Council for entry to its examinations; five candidates were required to sit the Council's
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