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2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Colony diploma" means any degree of medicine and surgery granted by the University and any licence in medicine and surgery of the former Hong Kong College of Medicine; "Commonwealth or foreign diploma" means such a diploms as is mentioned in section 18 of the Medical Act, 1956, other than a Colony diploma;
"Council" means the Medical Council of Hong Kong established
under section 3;
"diploma" means any diploma, degree, fellowship, membership, licence, authority to practise, letters testimonial, certificate or other status or document granted by any university, corpora- tion, college, or other body, or by any departments of or persons acting under the authority of the government of any country or place within or without Her Majesty's dominions; "Director" means the Director of Medicul and fealth Services;
"practice" includes the diagnosis of any form of discase whether the cases diagnosed be treated medically or surgically or not:
Provided that laboratory assistants who work for or under a registered practitioner shall not by reason only of such laboratory work be deemed to practise medicine or surgery; "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under section
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"provisional registration" and "provisionally registered" mean respectively provisional registration and provisionally register- ed in accordance with the provisions of section 11; "qualifying diploma" means a diploma conferring, subject to compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance, the right of registration under section 7;
"qualifying examination" means an examination which has to be
passed to qualify for a qualifying diploma;
"register" means the register kept in accordance with section 6;
"registered medical practitioner" means a person who is registered, or is deemed to be so registered under the provisions of sections 28 and 32;
"Registrar" means the Director as Registrar of Medical
Practitioners;
"registration" and "registered" mean respectively registration and
registered in accordance with the provisions of section 7: "University" means the University of Hong Kong.
FART II.
The Medical Council of Hong Kong,
3. (1) There shall be established within the Colony Council to be called the Medical Council of Hong Kong.
(2) The Council shall consist of-
(a) the Director;
(b) the Senior Medical Officer of the Royal Navy stationed
in the Colony;
(c) the Senior Medical Officer of the British Army stationed
in the Colony;
a Establish.
(d) one registered medical practitioner in the public service
of the Colony to be appointed by the Governor ; (e) one registered medical practitioner to be nominated by
the University and appointed by the Governor;
(f) four registered medical practitioners resident in the Colony to be nominated by the British Medical Association of Hong Kong and by the Chinese Medical Association of Hong Kong and appointed by the Governor,
(3) The members referred to in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subsection (2) of this section shall hold office for a period of three years but at the end of such period they may be re-appointed.
(4) There shall be a Secretary of the Council and a Legal Adviser to the Council who shall be appointed by the Governor.
(5) The Director shall be Chairman of the Council;
Provided that if the Director shall be absent from any meeting of the Council a member of the Council elected at that meeting by the members present at such meeting shall act as Chairman.
meat and сотрові tion of Council.