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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1977

LICENTIATE EXAM. FOR OVER 1,000 UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS ******

MORE THAN 1,000 UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS HAVE PAID THEIR FEES IN ORDER TO SIT FOR PART OF THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 15.

THE FIRST OF THE THREE-PART EXAMINATION WILL BE A MULTIPLE- CHOICE QUESTION PAPER ON PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND CANDIDATES MAY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN EITHER ENGLISH OR CHINESE.

THE SECRETARY OF THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG MEDICAL COUNCIL, MR. I.A.S. YOUNG, SAID THAT UP TO 5 P.M. YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY), A TOTAL OF 1,029 CANDIDATES HAD PAID UP FEES FOR PART OF THE EXAMINATION.

AT THE REQUEST OF A NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHO HAVE NOT YET PAID, HE SAID, LATE PAYMENT OF FEES WOULD BE ACCEPTED UP TO NOON ON SATURDAY (MARCH 5).

MR. YOUNG ADDED THAT CANDIDATES SUCCESSFUL IN PART OF THE EXAMINATION WOULD BE ADVISED IN WRITING WHEN TO PAY FEES FOR PART 11, THE PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH PAPER, TO BE HELD ON APRIL 15.

HE REITERATED THAT THIS WOULD BE A SIMPLE TEST OF PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT CANDIDATES' COMMAND OF THE LANGUAGE IS ADEQUATE TO DEAL WITH SUCH MATTERS AS PRESCRIPTIONS, STATUTORY FORMS, CLINICAL CASE NOTES, REPORTS AND REFERRALS.

+ IT WILL NOT GO OUTSIDE THE PROFESSIONAL FIELD OR SEEK TO TEST GENERAL COMPETENCE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE,+ HE SAID.

PART II OF THE EXAMINATION, AN ORAL TEST ON PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE WHICH CAN BE TAKEN IN EITHER LANGUAGES, WILL BE HELD IN JULY.

WATER CUT ***

A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAU KEI WAN ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON SATURDAY (MARCH 5) TO ALLOW THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AREA AFFECTED STRETCHES FROM ALDRICH STREET TO SUN SING STREET AND FROM SHAUK IWAN ROAD TO THE SEAFRONT, INCLUDING FU TAU WAT VILLAGE, TS IN SHUI MA TAU VILLAGE AND ALDRICH VILLAGE.

ON THE SAME DAY, SEA WATER FLUSHING SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN HUNG HOM, KOWLOON, WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 14 HOURS FROM 10 A.M. TO ENABLE REPAIR WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE DISCHARGE PIPE OF A PUMPING STATION AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, FAT KWONG STREET, SHEUNG LOK STREET, SHEUNG SHING STREET, TIN KWONG ROAD, ARGYLE STREET, PEACE AVENUE, WATERLOO ROAD AND WYLIE ROAD.

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