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Details of the proposed amendments are contained in the Securities (Insider Dealing) (Amendment) Bill 1995 which will be gazetted tomorrow (Thursday).
The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council on April 26.
End/Wednesday, April 12, 1995
Judicial review of seizure of patient cards dismissed
In response to press enquiries, a spokesman for the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) said:
"The motions for judicial review of the seizure of the patient cards have been dismissed today by consent.
"Under the agreement reached with Dr Shiu, the Commissioner will be permitted to make copies of all patient cards seized which he considers are necessary for him to discharge his duties and exercise his powers under the Inland Revenue Ordinance.
"The Commissioner will take steps not to copy from the cards information which is not necessary for this purpose. This would include medical history, clinical and other diagnostic aids pertaining to the health, well being or otherwise of patients.
"Under the terms of the consent order representatives of Dr Shiu are permitted to be present when the copying takes place.
"The Commissioner is pleased that agreement has now been reached. As he has said previously, the IRD has no interest in the medical history of the patients. The only interest it has in the cards is the information they may contain which provides evidence in ascertaining the income of the doctor."
End/Wednesday, April 12, 1995