inquire into alleged professional misconduct. The Preliminary Inves tigating Committee of the Council met ance and referred two cases to the Council for inquiry. One inquiry resulted in a finding of not guilty and the other in a finding of guilty of infamous conduct in a professional respect. The doctor concerned in the latter case was reprimanded.
35. The primary qualification of M.B., B.S, conferred by the Univer sity of Hong Kong has been recognized by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom since 1911. Other qualifications accepted by the Hong Kong Medical Council for registration are those shown in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth lists as enumerated in Tables 'E' and 'F" of the Medical Register of the General Medical Council. Certain Commonwealth countries however recognize only degrees and diplomas conferred by Universities and Medical Corporations in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, reciprocal agreements then being negotiated between the Commonwealth Medical Councils in so far as the Commonwealth and Foreign Lists are concerned. The whole ques- tion of reciprocity was therefore investigated by the Council and where necessary negotiations for a reciprocal agreement were carried out. One such agreement was reached with the New Zealand Medical Council and others are still under consideration.
36. The Medical Council approved the adoption of the British Pharmacopoeia as the standard pharmacopoeia for Hong Kong follow- ing on the enactment of the Pharmacopoeia Ordinance 1958. This removed doubt regarding standards of composition and purity and the Pharmacopoeia may now be admitted as evidence in the Colony's Courts.
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Al the Centenary celebrations of the General Medical Council held in London in November 1958, Dr. K. C. Yeo, C.M.G., the first Chairman of the Hong Kong Medical Council, attended as the Council's representative.
Dental Board
38. The Dental Board met six times and the most important activity has been the redrafting of the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Amend- ment) Bill which will bring the existing legislation more into line with the Medical Registration Ordinance. The Bill makes provision for the establishment of a Dental Council which will replace the Dental Board and will bring up to date the registration and disciplinary procedures. 39. There is not, as yet, a School of Dentistry in Hong Kong and the Board supported recommendations to Government that a School
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should be established within the University of Hong Kong. The project has been approved in principle and preliminary estimates of cost and schedules of accommodation are being studied jointly by the University and Government. Meantime the Dental Board continues to act as an examining body for candidates trained outside the Colony who are not in possession of a qualification recognized by the Board for full regis- tration without examination.
40. Negotiations were conducted with the Board of Dental Exam- iners in the Philippines to enable Hong Kong graduates of recognized Dental Schools in the Philippines to take the State examinations there. On passing these examinations these graduates may then be considered for registration with the Hong Kong Dental Board without further examination. This is a temporary privilege until such time as facilities are available at Hong Kong University for a full course of under. graduate training. The graduates concerned undertake not to practise dentistry in the Philippines.
41. There were 22 applications for admission to the Dental Register of which 13 were accepted without examination, 3 applicants were rejected and 6 were invited to sit examinations held by the Board, Out of 5 candidates who attempted the examinations 2 were successful and 3 were referred for six months.
Pharmacy Board
42. The Board met four times for the transaction of routine business, the major part of which was the introduction of subsidiary legislation for the control of habit-forming drugs, particularly certain tranquillizers. Attention was also given to the amendment of the Undesirable Adver- tisements Ordinance for the better control of the advertising of patent medicines purporting to relieve or cure insomnia.
43. There is no course of training in Pharmacy now conducted in Hong Kong which leads to registration with the Pharmacy Board. Accordingly, this problem is under investigation by the Board with a view to making recommendations to Government regarding the policy that should be adopted to ensure an adequate supply of trained pharmacists for the future.
44. The Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong submitted to the Board proposals for the amendment and re-enactment of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance and Regulations. The Board appointed a sub- commitler of two members to study the whole question in the light of
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