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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1986
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HEAVIER MEDICAL PENALTIES UNDER STUDY
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THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR THE ILLEGAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE UNDER THE MEDICAL CLINICS ORDINANCE AND SIMILAR AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED TO THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE TO DEAL WITH OFFENCES WHICH OCCUR OUTSIDE MEDICAL CLINICS. THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL, HE HOPED THAT A BILL INCORPORATING THESE PROPOSALS WOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL EARLY IN THE NEXT SESSION.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, MR CHAMBERS SAID STATISTICS ON PROSECUTIONS OF UNREGISTERED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS COULD NOT READILY BE PRODUCED BY THE EXISTING STATISTICAL SYSTEM RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.
+TO PRODUCE THESE FIGURES MANUALLY WOULD INVOLVE GOING THROUGH NOT LESS THAN 270 000 PROSECUTION FILES, + HE SAID.
HE HOWEVER NOTED THAT SOME RELEVANT FIGURES RELATING TO COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT UNREGISTERED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WERE AVAILABLE.
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS WERE 44 IN 1983, 73 IN 1984 AND 66 IN 1985, HE SAID.
+ DURING THE SAME THREE YEARS THE DEPARTMENT TOOK PART IN 94,112 AND 92 POLICE RAIDS IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE, HE ADDED.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE FULLY INVESTIGATED
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ALLEGATIONS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE LODGED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS ARE CAREFULLY AND FULLY INVESTIGATED, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO QUESTIONS BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM, MR THOMAS SAID ON COMPLETION OF EACH INVESTIGATION THE FILE WOULD BE PASSED TO THE PROSECUTIONS DIVISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS, WHICH WOULD THEN DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A PROSECUTION. IF THERE WAS, PROCEEDINGS WOULD BE INSTITUTED.
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