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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1989

"INSPECTIONS OF SUPPLIERS' PREMISES AND SAMPLING OF THEIR PRODUCTS FOR ANALYSIS ARE CARRIED OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS.

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"THESE CONTROL PURPOSES OF MONITORING COMMUNITY, HE SAID.

OF

MEASURES ARE CONSIDERED

FOR ADEQUATE THE QUALITY

то SUPPLIED MEDICINE

THE

THE

OXYGEN AND

NITROGEN WHICH WERE

LICENCE WAS

IN RESPECT OF GASES SUCH AS COVERED BY THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, MR CHAU SAID A REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES FOR MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, CONVEYANCE OR USE.

THEIR

WERE SUCH LICENCES HAD TO BE RENEWED ANNUALLY. BEFORE LICENCES

FOR MANUFACTURE AND ISSUED OR RENEWED, THE PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND THE

ΤΟ CONVEYANCE WAS

ENSURE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

VEHICLES

THERE WERE

FOR

INSPECTED

CONTROLS

OVER THE PATIENTS IN

AT

NO LEGISLATIVE PRESENT

OR NITROGEN TO ADMINISTRATION OF GASES SUCH AS OXYGEN HOSPITALS OR CLINICS, HE SAID.

"NEITHER GAS IS

AND IN ITSELF DANGEROUS

AND SUPPLIERS

PATIENTS TO HOSPITALS ARE ALREADY UNDER A COMMON-LAW DUTY OF CARE TO

AND ADMINISTERED, MR CHAU ENSURE THAT THE CORRECT GAS IS SUPPLIED SAID.

FF

ARB

HOSPITALS, REGULAR CHECKS "IN THE FIVE MAJOR GOVERNMENT

OF THE PIPING SYSTEM FOR THE CARRIED OUT TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO OPERATING THEATRES AND WARDS.

"AS A PART OF THIS PROCEDURE, THE IDENTITY AND QUALITY OXYGEN IS ALSO CHECKED."

OF THE

MR CHAU SAID THAT THEIR OWN SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES.

SUBVENTED

PRIVATE AND

HOSPITALS

OPERATED

ENQUIRIES MADE

REVEALED THAT NOT ALL

THE AFTER SUBVENTED

TRAGIC OR PRIVATE

INCIDENT LAST

SATURDAY

HOSPITALS

CARRIED

OUT

SIMILAR CHECKS ON A REGULAR BASIS, HE SAID.

THE

REGISTRATION OF PATENTS RULES APPROVED

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

(WEDNESDAY}

APPROVED THE

RULES 1989 IN A MOTION

REGISTRATION OF PATENTS (FEES) (AMENDMENT} MOVED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY.

ALSO AT TODAY'S MEETING, THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES BILL 1989 WAS INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

0

/20

COMMISSION

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