FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1986
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65 PASS FINAL LICENTIATE EXAMINATION
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THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT 65 OUT OF 179 CANDIDATES HAD PASSED THE FINAL PART OF THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION FOR UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS.
THIS EXAMINATION, HELD FROM JULY 8 TO 10, WAS AN ORAL ONE TO TEST THE ABILITY OF CANDIDATES TO APPLY PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL PROBLEMS.
CANDIDATES WERE EXAMINED BY TWO PANELS OF EXAMINERS IN EACH OF THE THREE DISCIPLINES - MEDICINE, SURGERY, AND OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY,
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO AN 18-MONTH PERIOD OF ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING IN HOSPITALS APPROVED BY THE MEDICAL COUNCIL STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
INTELPOST NETWORK EXTENDED TO PEKING, SHANGHA I
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THE INTELPOST (INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST) NETWORK WILL BE EXTENDED TO PEKING AND SHANGHAI FROM NEXT MONDAY (JULY 21), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
INTELPOST ITEMS FOR THESE TWO PLACES POSTED BEFORE 1 PM AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE THE SAME DAY. ITEMS POSTED AFTER 1 PM WILL BE DELIVERED THE NEXT DAY, A SPOKESMAN SAID,
CHARGES FOR THE SERVICE TO PEKING AND SHANGHAI WILL BE #
FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4 SHEET OF PAPER
FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO THE SAME
ADDRESSEE AT THE SAME TIME
$44
$30
THE EXISTING INTELPOST NETWORK FROM HONG KONG TO CHINA COVERS CANTON AND SHENZHEN. CUSTOMERS WISHING TO USE THE SERVICE CAN HAND IN THE IR DOCUMENTS AT ONE OF THE 23 ACCEPTANCE OFFICES.
THOSE HAVING FACSIMILE MACHINES IN THE IR OFFICES CAN TRANSMIT THE IR ITEMS DIRECT TO THE INTELPOST TERMINAL IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE FOR RE-TRANSMISSION OVERSEAS.
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INTELPOST MANAGER ON 5-2671148.
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