FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1979
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MR. VARLEY ALSO PAID A SHORT VISIT TO THE SECOND FACTORY WHICH MANUFACTURES RADIOS AND RADIO KITS.
IN HONG KONG THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY NOW RANKS SECOND ONLY TO THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY. LAST YEAR, EXPORTS OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS WERE VALUED AT $4,741 MILLION REPRESENTING 11.6 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
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MR. VARLEY'S PROGRAMME FOR TODAY INCLUDED A VISIT TO THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO'S POWER STATION ON TSING YI ISLAND AND A TOUR OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY'S OFFICES AT KOWLOON BAY DEPOT.
MR. VARLEY AND HIS PARTY LEAVES HONG KONG FOR PEK ING TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
PHARMACISTS REMINDED TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES
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ALL REGISTERED PHARMACISTS, BOTH IN PRIVATE PRACTICE AND PUBLIC SERVICE, ARE REMINDED TO APPLY FOR THE IR ANNUAL PRACTIC IS ING CERTIFICATES.
+FAILURE TO APPLY FOR THE CERTIFICATE RENDERS THE PHARMACISTS TO HAVE HIS OR HER NAME REMOVED FROM THE REGISTER OF PHARMACISTS, THE SECRETARY OF THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD, MR. D.J. COMBES SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THIS APPLIES TO ANY PHARMACIST WHO CONTINUES TO PRACTISE IN HONG KONG FOR SIX MONTHS FROM JANUARY 1 WITHOUT THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATE.
+FURTHERMORE, BY NOT OBTAINING THE CERTIFICATE IN GOOD TIME THE PHARMACIST BECOMES LIABLE TO CIVIL ACTION, MR. COMBES WARNED.
HE ALSO STRESSED THAT WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATE, THE PHARMACIST IS NOT ENTITLED TO RECOVER ANY FEES, COSTS OR OTHER REMUNERATIONS – CONNECTED WITH HIS PRACTICE.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT NOW TO THE SECRETARY, PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD, BONAVENTURE HOUSE, 81 LEIGHTON ROAD, THIRD FLOOR, HONG KONG.