SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1985
MEDICAL DIRECTOR OPENS NEW COLLEGE PREMISES ******
THE HONG KONG COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS WAS PRAISED TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR ITS EFFORTS IN ORGANISING THE FIRST FELLOWSHIP EXAMINATION FOR MEMBERS.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE COLLEGE'S NEW PREMISES
AT THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDING, THE DIRECTOR
OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, SAID THE EXAMINATION WAS THE LATEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE REACHED BY THE COLLEGE.
+1 AM GLAD TO NOTE THAT SUCH AN EXAMINATION HAS BEEN ORGANISED AS THIS IS AN INEVITABLE AND IMPORTANT STEP FOR ANY COLLEGE IN
ITS QUEST FOR RECOGNITION AND RESPECT FROM MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, DR THONG SAID.
HE NOTED THAT THE COLLEGE, WHICH WAS FORMALLY INAUGURATED IN MARCH 1979, HAD PROGRESSED FROM ITS FIRST TODDLING STEPS TO YOUNG ADOLESCENCÉ AND WOULD SOON REACH MANHOOD.
DR THONG SAID THAT THE COLLEGE HAD CONCERNED ITSELF WITH CONTINUED EDUCATION FOR ITS MEMBERS WITH AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME OF LECTURES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND VIDEO SESSIONS AS WELL AS A REFRESHER COURSE,
+THESE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY THE COLLEGE HAVE, I AM SURE, DONE MUCH TO BOOST THE IMAGE OF THE COLLEGE BOTH WITHIN THE PROFESSION AND IN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, HE SAID.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE, DR PETER LEE, APPEALED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TO PLAY AN ACTIVE IF NOT THE LEADING ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF A JOINT PROFESSIONAL COALITION.
+I FERVENTLY BELIEVE THAT THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO FORM A STRONG COALITION TO IRON OUT DIFFERENCES AND TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF COMMON FEATURES WITH A VIEW TO PRESENTING A UNITED FRONT TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAFTING THE BASIC LAWS,+ HE SAID.
DR LEE SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH HONG KONG-BASED AUTONOMOUS PROFESSIONAL BODIES BEING HEARD AND BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE BASIC LAWS WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED IF THE PROFESSIONALS SPOKE WITH ONE VOICE.
HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH NO MENTION WAS MADE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE PROFESSIONS IN THE JOINT DECLARATION, HE SAW THAT THIS OMISSION WAS A SCINTILLATING CHALLENGE FOR ALL PROFESSIONS IN HONG KONG.
/THEY COULD