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+ IT WILL NOT NORMALLY BE THE INTENTION OF THE COUNCIL TO PROVIDE EXEMPTION FROM THOSE PARTS OF THE EXAMINATIONS WHICH ARE CONCERNED WITH BASIC MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE OR CLINICAL ACUMEN.
+REASONABLE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS MUST BE MAINTAINED. EXEMPTION MAY, HOWEVER, BE GRANTED FROM THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST WHERE A CANDIDATE IS ABLE IN OTHER WAYS TO DEMONSTRATE HIS PROFICIENCY IN THIS LANGUAGE, AND DEPENDING ON THE CANDIDATE'S EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE AND PREVIOUS WORKING EXPERIENCE EXEMPTION MAY BE GRANTED FROM THE WHOLE OR PART OF HIS EXTERNSHIP,+ MR CHING SAID.
THE BILL INCLUDES PROVISION FOR APPEALS IN THE EVENT OF A PERSON BEING AGGRIEVED BY A DECISION NOT TO GRANT AN EXEMPTION.
THE MEDICAL COUNCIL AND THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS HAD BEEN CONSULTED ON THESE PROPOSALS, AND THERE WAS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSITION THAT NO PROPERLY QUALIFIED DOCTOR FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED FROM COMING TO HONG KONG TO PRACTICE. THE EXISTING EXAMINATION PROCEDURES AND THE FREQUENCY OF THE EXAMINATIONS WOULD ALSO BE CAREFULLY
SCRUTINISED WITH A VIEW TO INITIATING MORE FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENTS, HE SAID.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 15.
LEGCO PASSES TWO BILLS
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TWO BILLS, THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 AND THE DANGEROUS DRUG (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE FOLLOWING FOUR BILLS WERE INTRODUCED AND READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON THEM WAS ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 15: THE PUBLIC FINANCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, THE RATING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984, THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984 AND THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1984.
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