1984
SUNDA
5
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT NOT ALL DRIVING INSTRUCTORS WERE REQUIRED TO BE RETESTED.
+ONLY THOSE WHOSE STANDARD OF INSTRUCTION IS CONSIDERED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO BE INADEQUATE WOULD BE CALLED UP FOR RETESTING.
+THERE IS NOTHING FOR EXISTING DRIVING INSTRUCTORS TO FEAR SO LONG AS THEY CONSCIENTIOUSLY MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THEIR INSTRUCTION STANDARDS, HE SAID.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW REGULATIONS INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT FOR DRIVING LICENCE APPLICANTS AGED 70 OR ABOVE TO PRODUCE A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE TO PROVE HIS FITNESS AND ABILITY TO DRIVE, AND THE RECORDING ON THE DRIVING LICENCE OF THE WEARING OF A HEARING AID.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WILL ALSO BE EMPOWERED TO REFUSE TO ISSUE A LEARNER'S DRIVING LICENCE IN RESPECT OF A MOTOR CYCLE, IF THE APPLICANT HAS HELD SUCH A LICENCE DURING THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS BUT HAS NOT APPLIED FOR A DRIVING TEST DURING THE PERIOD, OR FAILED TO ATTEND SUCH A TEST WITHOUT REASONABLE EXCUSE.
73 PASS LICENTIATE EXAM
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THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE MEDIAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT 73 OUT OF 129 CANDIDATES, HAD PASSED THE FINAL PART OF LICENTIATE EXAMINATION FOR UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS.
THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION, HELD BETWEEN JULY 10 AND 12, WAS AN ORAL EXAMINATION OF ABILITY TO APPLY PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL PROBLEMS.
CANDIDATES WERE GIVEN A 30-MINUTE EXAMINATION BY TWO PANELS OF EXAMINERS IN EACH OF THE THREE DISCIPLINES -- MEDICINE, SURGERY AND OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO AN 18-MONTH PERIOD OF ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING IN HOSP TALS APPROVED BY THE MEDICAL COUNCIL, STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.