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MONDAY, MAY 16, 1983
A TOTAL OF 67 CANDIDATES SAT FOR THE PART II PAPER IN MARCH, AND 63 PASSED, WHILE 33 CANDIDATES (INCLUDING FOUR WHO FAILED IN MARCH) TOOK THE MAY EXAMINATION, AND 29 PASSED.
IN ALL 92 OUT OF THE 96 CANDIDATES WHO TOOK THE EXAMINATION PASSED.
CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PASSED ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART 1 OF THE EXAMINATION IN JULY THIS YEAR WHICH IS AN ORAL TEST ON PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE.
EXAMINATION
IN ADDITION, 35 CANDIDATES WHO FAILED THE PART IH PREVIOUSLY WILL ALSO BE TAKING PART IN THE EXAMINATION IN JULY.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES OF ALL THREE PARTS OF THE EXAMINATION WILL THEN HAVE TO COMPLETE AN EXTERNSHIP OF ABOUT 18 MONTHS BEFORE RECEIVING A LICENCE TO PRACTISE IN HONG KONG.
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TEST IN 1977, A TOTAL OF 266 MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS HAVE BECOME LICENTIATE DOCTORS AFTER PASSING THE THREE-PART EXAMINATIONS AND SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING AN EXTERNSHIP.
AT PRESENT ANOTHER 141 ARE UNDERGOING THE 18-MONTH EXTERNSHIP IN GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED HOSPITALS.
SALVATION ARMY LEADER VISITS CLOSED CENTRE
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THE VISITING INTERNATIONAL LEADER OF THE SALVATION ARMY, GENERAL JARL WAHLSTROM, FLEW BY HELICOPTER TO THE CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE TODAY (MONDAY) TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITIES THERE.
GENERAL WAHLSTROM WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALAN MASON, AND THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR R.W.B. HIGGINBOTTOM, AS WELL AS SENIOR SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS.
HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE LATEST SITUATION IN THE CENTRE BY SUPER INTENDENTS IN CHARGE OF THE CENTRES, MR JIMMY GRANT AND MR LEE PO-MAN,
DURING THE TOUR, GENERAL WAHLSTROM SAW VARIOUS FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE CLINIC, A DINING HALL, A KITCHEN, DORMITORIES AND THE SALVATION ARMY OFFICE.
HE ALSO WATCHED VARIOUS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ORGANISED BY LOCAL SALVATION ARMY PERSONNEL AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES STAFF.
HE TALKED TO SOME OF THE REFUGEES AND ENQUIRED ABOUT THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS.
THE CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE, WITH A CAPACITY FOR 3 500 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES, NOW HOUSES JUST OVER 3 000 OF THEM,
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