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UEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1974.
PRACTICE OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
AS REGISTRAR OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER PRACTITIONERS OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, OR THE METHODS THEY USE, ACCORDING TO THE LAW.
FOR THIS REASON, THE GOVERNMENT COULD DO NOTHING
+TO IMPROVE STANDARDS IN THE USE AND APPLICATION OF ACUPUNCTURE AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE IN HONG KONG,+ DR. THE HON. GERALD CHOA, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, TOLD COUNCIL TODAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN.
DR. CHOA EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S INABILITY TO ACT BY QUOTING A RELEVANT SECTION OF THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE.
THE SECTION READS: +SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 32, NOTHING IN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED TO AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PERSON OF CHINESE RACE, NOT BEING A PERSON TAKING OR USING ANY NAHE, TITLE, ADDITION OR DESCRIPTION CALCULATED TO INDUCE ANYONE TO BELIEVE THAT HE IS QUALIFIED TO PRACTISE MEDICINE OR SURGERY ACCORDING TO MODERN SCIENTIFIC METHODS, TO PRACTISE MEDICINE OR SURGERY ACCORDING TO PURELY CHINESE METHODS, AND TO DEMAND AND RECOVER REASONABLE CHARGES IN RESPECT OF SUCH PRACTICE.+
IMPROVEMENT OF FIRE SERVICES' COMMUNICATIONS
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A WORKING PARTY WHICH HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO WAYS TO IMPROVE AND MODERNISE THE FIRE SERVICES' COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT NEXT MONTH, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON. LEWIS DAVIES, SAID TODAY.
THE WORKING PARTY WAS SET UP TO FORMULATE DETAILED PROPOSALS FOLLOWING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW BY CONSULTANTS. IT COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIVISION OF THE POST OFFICE, AND THE DATA PROCESSING DIVISION OF THE COLONIAL SECRETARIAT.
AS PART OF ITS STUDIES, MR. DAVIES SAID, A TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER OF THE POST OFFICE HAD VISITED THE UNITED KINGDOM LAST MONTH TO STUDY COMPUTERISED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.
MR. DAVIES WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNG IL
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ON THE SUBJECT FROM THE HON. ROGER LOBO.
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