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SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER AND DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,

PARAGRAPHS 7.1 7.12.

REGISTRAR GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, PARAGRAPHS 8.1 8.10.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE OPEN HEARING ARE ADVISED то BRING WITH THEM A COPY OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT.

LEGCO APPROVES PROPOSALS TO REGISTER ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS

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BILLS DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH THE PROFESSIONAL STATUS OF ENGINEERS OF VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AND QUALIFIED ARCHITECTS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS OF THE CONSUMER PUBLIC HAVE BEEN PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE 1990 AND THE ENGINEERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE 1990 FORM THE FRAMEWORK FOR SETTING UP REGISTRATION BOARDS FOR PRACTISING ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS IN HONG

KONG.

THE BOARDS WILL BE INDEPENDENT OF BOTH GOVERNMENT AND THE TWO PROFESSIONAL BODIES INVOLVED. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REGISTRATION SYSTEMS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARDS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (HKIA) AND THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (HKIE) RESPECTIVELY.

AND TO CURRENT

THE CONCEPT OF REGISTRATION IS TO CONFER ON SUITABLE APPLICANTS A TITLE WHICH DEMONSTRATES TO FELLOW PROFESSIONALS THE PUBLIC A HIGH STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, COMPETENCE TO PRACTICE AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND FOR WORKING IN HONG KONG.

THE REGISTER WILL LIST ONLY COMPETENT PRACTICING PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN HONG KONG, AND REGISTRATION HAS TO BE RENEWED ANNUALLY.

APART FROM SETTING OUT QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION, THE ORDINANCES ALSO OUTLINE DETAILS OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. THESE ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SCHEME TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG.

/SIMILAR LEGISLATION