WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1991

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TV GAMES SHOWS NOT MINOR GAMBLING

INTERPRETED

TELEVISION GAMES SHOWS AND CONTESTS CANNOT BE SOME FORM OF MINOR GAMBLING, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, PETER TSAO, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

AS HON

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON DAVID TSAO STRESSED THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S BELIEF PRESENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, THESE SHOWS WOULD THREAT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUNGSTERS.

CHEUNG CHI-KONG,

MR

THAT UNDER THE NOT REPRESENT A

WERE REQUIRED TO BY THE

HE POINTED OUT THAT TELEVISION STATIONS ADHERE TO THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROGRAMME STANDARDS ISSUED BROADCASTING AUTHORITY.

INCLUDED

IN THIS CONNECTION, HE SAID ANY CONTEST PROGRAMME MUST OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS THE "BASIS OF SKILL OR KNOWLEDGE AND NOT PURELY BY CHANCE".

IN A ΤΟ WIN ON

TELEVISION STATIONS LEGISLATION

MONITORING OF THE OUTPUT OF THE TWO CONFIRMED THAT THE TELEVISION STATIONS WERE FOLLOWING THE AND CODE OF PRACTICE, MR TSAO ADDED.

MEDICAL COUNCIL AGREES TO PROPOSAL OF LIMITED REGISTRATION OF DOCTORS

THE MEDICAL COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO THE SUGGESTION TO MEDICAL REGISTRATION ORDINANCE BY ADDING TO IT A

THE SECRETARY FOR

LEGISLATIVE

OF DOCTORS,

LIMITED REGISTRATION WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE (WEDNESDAY).

AMEND THE

PROVISION

HEALTH COUNCIL TODAY

FOR

AND

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN SAID THIS WOULD ALLOW DOCTORS, NOT OTHERWISE REGISTRABLE IN HONG KONG, BARROW, MRS WONG TO PRACTISE AMONGST SPECIAL GROUPS UNDER CONDITIONS то BY THE MEDICAL COUNCIL.

"IT IS MY INTENTION TO INTRODUCE A BILL TO THIS IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORT," SHE SAID.

BE SPECIFIED

EFFECT EARLY

COUNCIL'S

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