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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986

HE SAID HE HOPED SUCH A DELAY WOULD NOT OCCUR IN FUTURE.

WINDING UP DEBATE ON THE BILL, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE SAID IT DID NOT SEEK IN ANY WAY TO INCREASE THE LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS.

THANKING MR TAM FOR HIS SUPPORT, MR BRIDGE SAID: +1 HOPE THAT THE MINDS OF EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE BEEN PUT AT REST IN THIS RESPECT.

+THIS WAS INDEED THE REASON WHY IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ENACT THE BILL DURING THE LAST SESSION AS REFERRED TO BY MR TAM, SINCE MEMBERS NEEDED MORE TIME IN WHICH TO SATISFY THEMSELVES ON THIS POINT.+

MR BRIDGE SAID THE BILL SOUGHT TO MAKE CLEAR THE ORIGINAL INTENTION OF THE LAW TO ENABLE BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO APPLY TO THE DISTRICT COURT FOR A COMPENSATION AGREEMENT TO BE CANCELLED AND FOR AN ORDER REQUIRING COMPENSATION TO BE REASSESSED IF THE AGREEMENT WAS ENTERED INTO IN IGNORANCE, OR UNDER A MISTAKE, AS TO THE TRUE NATURE OR EXTENT OF AN INJURY.

HK DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL FAME FOR DENTISTRY

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THE HIGH CALIBRE OF STUDENTS AND THE POSTGRADUATE WORK OF THE FACULTY OF DENTISTRY AT THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL ARE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING HONG KONG'S INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF DENTISTRY.

THIS WAS STATED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE HON LYDIA DUNN IN HER CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL WHEN TABLING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TEACHING HOSPITAL.

SHE SAID THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION WERE NOT ONLY CONFINED TO HONG KONG, BUT SENIOR STAFF WERE ALSO HEAVILY COMMITTED IN THE WORK OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS DEVOTED TO DENTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

+1 AM ESPECIALLY PLEASED ABOUT THE GROWING CONNECTIONS WITH FACULTIES OF STOMATOLOGY IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, TO THE EXTENT OF SENIOR FACULTY HERE BEING APPOINTED TO HONORARY VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS IN SISTER INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA.

+SUCH LIAISON WILL ENHANCE THE LINKS BETWEEN THE DENTAL PROFESSION HERE AND IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC,+ SHE SAID.

/MISS DUNN