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HE SAID: "ONCE THESE PROVISIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED, WE EXPECT THE LAY MEMBERS TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MEDICAL MEMBERS AND TO PRESENT THEIR VIEWS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A LAYMAN SO AS TO ENABLE THE BOARDS AND COUNCILS TO ADOPT A MORE OBJECTIVE ATTITUDE IN THE PROCESS OF CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES.'
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NOTING THAT THE MEDICAL PROFESSION WOULD AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE BILLS BE THE ONLY PROFESSION SO FAR TO HAVE LAY MEMBERS, SERVING ON THEIR BOARDS AND COUNCILS, DR CHIU PROPOSED. THAT THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDER CONSULTING THE OTHER PROFESSIONAL BODIES REGARDING THE QUESTION OF INTRODUCING LAY MEMBERS INTO THEIR BOARDS AND COUNCILS.
"THE INTRODUCTION OF LAY MEMBERS WILL SERVE TO ENSURE THAT THE VIEWS OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, HE ADDED.
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ALSO SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE BILLS, COUNCILLOR DR THE HENRIETTA IP SAID IT WAS A RIGHT STEP TO REDUCE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN REGULATING THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
HOWEVER, SHE NOTED THAT VARIOUS GOVERNING BODIES OF PROFESSIONS, SUCH AS THE LEGAL, ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING PROFESSIONS, WERE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS ELECTED AMONG THEIR FELLOWS WHEREAS THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE MEDICAL COUNCIL WERE ALL APPOINTED.
SHE URGED THAT THE MEDICAL PROFESSION BE GIVEN THE AUTONOMY TO LOOK AFTER THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.
SHARING THE SAME VIEW, COUNCILLOR THE HON EDWARD
STATED THAT ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONS IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND CONDUCT.
"THESE PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS, THROUGH CONSTANT CONTACTS WITH THE TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ALLIED PROFESSIONAL BODIES BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND THEIR OWN MEMBERS, ARE CAN BE IN THE BEST POSITION TO UNDERSTAND HOW PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ATTAINED AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE SET то FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE
** MR REGULATED,
HO COMMUNITY; AND HOW PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT SHOULD BE SAID.
NOTING WITH GRATIFICATION THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS ACTIVELY PURSUING THE INTRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCES FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, SURVEYING AND PLANNING PROFESSIONS,
HO MR
SAID THE MATTER SHOULD BE TREATED WITH
AS THE URGENCY PROFESSIONS REGISTRATION OF THE FOUR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILDING INDUSTRY WAS NOT GOVERNED BY STATUTE EXCEPT WHEN SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED FOR UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
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