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FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1989

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REVISION OF FEES AND CHARGES

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THE

THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE REGULATIONS TO REVISE THE FEES FOR ENROLMENT, REGISTRATION AND EXAMINATION MEDICAL FIELD AND CHARGES FOR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

OF PROFESSIONALS IN THE

THE NEW FEES AND CHARGES ARE INTRODUCED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

THE REGULATIONS. IN NINE SETS, WERE PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THEY AMEND THE FEES AND CHARGES (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS,

HYGIENTISTS) REGULATIONS,

DENTAL WORKERS

(DENTAL

IN THE GAZETTE

UNDER THE DENTISTS THE ANCILLARY AND THE MEDICAL

PRACTITIONERS (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS.

THEY ALSO AMEND THE FRES AND CHARGES (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE}

AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS. THE ANTIBIOTICS

NURSES (ENROLMENT DANGEROUS DRUGS MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES REGULATIONS.

UNDER THE MIDWIVES REGULATIONS, THE NURSES REGULATIONS, THE ENROLLED

REGULATIONS,

THE REGULATIONS AND THE

"IT IS GOVERNMENT POLICY THAT THESE FEES AND CHARGES SHOULD SET AT A LEVEL WHICH ENSURES FULL COST-RECOVERY," A SPOKESMAN FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH SAID.

'BUT SINCE MOST OF THE FEES AND CHARGES HAVE NOT BEEN FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD OF TIME, WE PROPOSE STAGES UNTIL FULL COST-RECOVERY IS ACHIEVED.

BE

THE

REVIEWED

TO INCREASE THEM BY

OF

THE PROPOSED FEE INCREASES WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE ABOUT $2.2 MILLION A YEAR. THESE FEES WILL BE REVIEWED AGAIN WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING FULL COST-RECOVERY IN THAT YEAR.

IN 1991

CHARGES ARE

PEOPLE WHO WISH TO ENQUIRE ABOUT THE NEW FEES AND REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. (TEL. 5-8900673)

PROPOSAL TO INCREASE MEMBERS OF INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION

THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO AMEND THE HONG KONG ESTATES CORPORATION ORDINANCE ΤΟ INCREASE TO NINE THE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF THE CORPORATION.

DETAILS OF THE AMENDED LEGISLATION WERE CONTAINED IN KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION (AMENDMENT} BILL 1989 IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

INDUSTRIAL NUMBER

OF

THE HONG PUBLISHED

/EXPLAINING THE