CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945 — Page 157

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7 MISS RUSTON 31.5.45

Mr. ROBERTS WRAY 6.6.45

Mr...FASKIN./55.45.3.

Mr.

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Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Mey, 1945.

DRAFT. LETTER.

MICHAEL HEZELTINE ESQ.,C.B.,

GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL,

44 HANOVER STREET,

LONDON, W.1.

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Hu. Owe

FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to HK.P.U. (No2 PK

Recue to

Miss Buston

Sr.)

For Mr. Faskin's signature.

Dear Hezeltine,

20.6.45

With reference to your letter, MH/FT 61459

of the 31st May, 1944 and previous correspondence

about the establishment by Order-in-Council of

a Committee empowered to confer medical degrees

on behalf of the University of Hong Kong, a draft

Order-in-Council has now been prepared and is

ready for issue. You told me on the telephone

some weeks ago that you did not wish to see this

draft as you felt that the G.M.C. would prefer to

leave the matter in our hands. During the process

of final vetting, however, our Legal Adviser

has drawn attention to a point which had

previously escaped attention and on which I think

you should be informed. It is that under

section 11 of the Medical Act, 1886, the

Registrar of the G.M.C., before registering a

person as a Colonial Fractitioner, is required

to satisfy himself that the applicant

(1) holds a diploma or diplomas "granted to

him in a British possession to which this Act

applies" and

(2) is by law entitled to practice medecine,

surgery and midwifery in such British possession.

(a)

are

2. There a three possible difficulties as to

(1) above, the question arises whether one can

say that a degree granted by a body in this

/country