WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1989
10
STEADY INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS
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OF PHARMACISTS THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER REGISTERED WITH THE PHARMACY AND POISON BOARD OVER THE PAST 10
LEGISLATIVE THE INFORMED CHAU HON (WEDNESDAY).
THE
TAK-HAY
YEARS, COUNCIL TODAY
CHOW, MR
DIFFICULTY
IN
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON RONALD CHAU SAID THAT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, THERE HAD BEEN NO FINDING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF QUALIFIED PHARMACISTS.
FOR VACANCIES UNFILLED
I HAVE NO IN THE PRIVATE
NO "AS AT MARCH 31, 1989, THERE WERE PHARMACISTS IN EITHER THE GOVERNMENT OR SUBVENTED SECTOR. INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF VACANT PHARMACIST POSTS SECTOR, HE ADDED.
SURVEY BY THE
PRACTISING PHARMACISTS ACCORDING TO A RECENT
HAD ASSOCIATION, 38.9 PER CENT OF THE RESPONDENTS INDICATED THAT THEY
AND ANOTHER 36.8 OBTAINED THE RIGHT TO RESIDE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY,
FOR APPLY PER CENT SAID THAT EMIGRATION, MR CHAU NOTED.
THEY
WERE
APPLYING
OR PLANNING
то
SAME SURVEY,
RIGHT TO KONG
RESIDE WITHIN
"IT IS OF INTEREST TO NOTE THAT ACCORDING TO THE 24 PER CENT OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAD OBTAINED A IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT LEAVE HONG THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
HAD A RIGHT TO RESIDE "BESIDES, 32.9 PER CENT OF THOSE WHO
THEY ELSEWHERE AND WHO SAID THAT THEY WOULD LEAVE ALSO INDICATED THAT
MR CHAU SAID. WOULD IN DUE COURSE RETURN TO HONG KONG TO WORK,
HE NOTED THAT THE FINDINGS OF THIS SURVEY NEVERTHELESS BE LOOKED AT WITH CAUTION.
HAD TO
"A
OF TOTAL
644
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGISTERED PHARMACISTS RESPONDED. THE FINDINGS DRAWN UP ON THE BASIS OF THESE 247 RETURNS ONLY,'
WERE
Fr
SENT OUT AND DESCRIBED ABOVE
MR CHAU SAID.
247 WERE
1984-1988,
OF AVERAGE
53
AN
THAT DURING HE POINTED OUT QUALIFIED PHARMACISTS REGISTERED WITH THE BOARD EACH YEAR.
"THE CURRENT NUMBER OF REGISTERED PHARMACISTS
SUGGEST AT PRESENT TO
THERE IS THUS NO EVIDENCE CANNOT BE MAINTAINED IN FUTURE, BUT I SHALL KEEP THE
"I
REVIEW, HE ADDED.
STANDS AT 667 THAT THE SUPPLY SITUATION UNDER
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