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SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1985
THEY COULD LOOK URGENTLY INTO THEMSELVES TO ESTABLISH A TRULY HONG KONG-BASED AUTONOMOUS AUTHORITY TO CONTROL AND GOVERN OUR OWN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND ACCREDITATION PROCESSES IN PLACE OF WHATEVER AUTHORITY WHICH UNDERTOOK THE TASK PREVIOUSLY, HE ADDED.
DR LEE SAID THAT IN SO DOING, THE PROFESSIONALS SHOULD BE GUIDED BY THREE BROAD PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE:
(1) HONG KONG MUST HAVE ITS OWN ABSOLUTELY AUTONOMOUS
GOVERNING BODY IN EACH OF THE PROFESSIONS:
(2) THE STANDARDS SET BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNING BODY
MUST BE COMPARABLE WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD; AND,
(3) HAVING ACHIEVED THAT, THIS GOVERNING BODY SHOULD
EMBARK ON A CAMPAIGN TO GET ITS STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED, AND AT ALL TIMES MAINTAIN DIALOGUE WITH OUR RESPECTIVE COUNTERPARTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO ACHIEVE CONTINUING UPDATE IN SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. ISOLATION IS SUICIDE.
PUBLIC WARNED ABOUT SWINDLERS *****
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY WARNED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST SWINDLERS POSING AS CIVIL SERVANTS OR USING THE NAMES OF CIVIL SERVANTS' UNIONS TO CANVASS PAID ADVERTISEMENTS IN
PUBLICATIONS.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT CIVIL SERVANTS' UNIONS MUST FIRST OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE TO CANVASS PAID ADVERTISEMENTS IN PUBLICATIONS.
+APPROVAL IS GIVEN UNDER STRICT CONDITIONS AND CANVASSING ACTIVITIES ARE RESTRICTED TO A SPECIFIED TIME LIMIT, HE SAID. THREE OF THESE CONDITIONS STATE THAT:
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CANVASSING MUST BE DONE BY LETTER; NO DIRECT APPROACH EITHER BY TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON SHOULD BE MADE TO THE POTENTIAL ADVERTISERS;
ENGAGEMENT OF