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Government House,
Hongkong, 27 September 1893.
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My Lord Marquess,
I have the honour to transmit for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled :----
"The Morphine Ordinance, 1893." No 13.
No
The Medical Registration Ordi...
84 of 1893.
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You will see that S. 2 of Ord. 6 of 1884 exempts Chinese practitioners from registration, so that hitherto the Chinese have had no protection from unskilful treatment, so long as they have chosen to submit themselves to the general run of Chinese doctors; the present Ordinance will restrict such doctors from prescribing Morphine-injection.
I do not see any ground for objecting to the Ordinance. No qualification of morphine may be administered by any persons who are not under medical prescription is required.
I do not see any harm in the ordinance; but perhaps it would be safer, before approving, to Consult the Royal College of Physicians. I would also send copies of the ordinance without remark to Mr. Shuttleworth & Major Browne, C.P.
3 Nov
The Royal College of Physicians is a large and influential body. I will officially ask them.
No. 191.
Enclosure 1.
23rd Sept 1893.
Enclosure 2.
20th Sept 1893.
2. The customary Report by the Attorney General is annexed.
The Right Honourable
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordship's
most obedient
Humble Servant,
William Robinson
The Marquess of Ripon, K.G.
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