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Apprentices are required to complete a four-year training, which includes both theoretical learning and practical work through studying at technical institutes and attachments to the various workshops of the participating government departments.
So far, more than 2,000 craftsmen and 700 technicians have successfully completed their training and are making valuable contributions to various industries in Hong Kong.
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Amendments proposed to Nurses Registration Ordinance
The Nurses Registration Ordinance will be amended to meet current needs of the profession.
Under the proposed Nurses Registration (Amendment) Bill 1997 which is gazetted today (Friday), the Nursing Board will be renamed as the "Nursing Council" and the composition expanded to broaden its representation.
"We propose to increase the number of lay members from one to two, to provide for six members who shall be elected from all registered and enrolled nurses, and to reduce the number of appointed registered nurses from 10 to six," a spokesman for the Health and Welfare Branch said.
"Two members will also be selected from a pool of persons nominated by the tertiary institutions which have a nursing programme."
The spokesman explained that the introduction of an elected element into the Council was in line with Government policy of encouraging a greater involvement of the profession in its own affairs.
The Bill further proposes to empower the Council to remove the name of a nurse from the register/roll if he/she no longer practises nursing in Hong Kong. The requirement that nurses should be 21 years old and enrolled nurses 20 years old in order to become eligible for registration or enrolment will be deleted.
Limited registration will be provided to enable nurses trained outside Hong Kong to practise nursing while undertaking short term post-registration training courses in the territory.