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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991

AND

HEALTH MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, THE SECRETARY FOR

THE DENTISTS WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID SECTION 18(1) OF

AVAILABLE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE STIPULATED FOUR DISCIPLINARY ORDERS TO THE DENTAL COUNCIL.

THESE

INCLUDE

REMOVING A

DENTIST'S

NAME FROM THE REGISTER THE DENTIST OR POSTPONING

PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY, REPRIMANDING JUDGEMENT ON THE CASE FOR TWO YEARS.

IT IS ALSO STIPULATED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT ALL ORDERS MADE TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

"HOWEVER,

SUCH

HAVE

AS TRAFFIC DENTISTRY, THE

IN THE CASE OF MINOR OFFENCES, OFFENCES, WHICH BEAR NO RELEVANCE TO THE PRACTICE OF PRESENT DISCIPLINARY MEASURES MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE," MRS WONG SAID.

"THE

BILL THEREFORE

PROPOSES THAT THE

DENTAL

RANGE OF DISCIPLINARY ALSO CONSIDER COUNCIL MAY

THE DENTIST BUT NOT

BE ORDERS

EXPANDED SO THAT THE EITHER MAKING NO ORDER AT ALL, REPRIMANDING

PUBLISHING THE REPRIMAND IN THE GAZETTE, OR SUSPENDING THE APPLICATION OF ANY ORDER MADE."

SUBSEQUENT

TO THE PROPOSED POWER TO SUSPEND THE APPLICATION OF ANY ORDER MADE, THE ORIGINAL POWER TO POSTPONE JUDGEMENT FOR TWO YEARS . WOULD HAVE TO BE DELETED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

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CONSUMER COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 INTRODUCED

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A BILL SEEKING TO CLARIFY THAT IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES ARE WITHIN CONSUMER COUNCIL'S PURVIEW WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

(AMENDMENT)

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL BILL 1991, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID THIS WOULD REMOVE ANY UNCERTAINTY IN RESPECT OF THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO ASSIST AND ADVISE CONSUMERS REGARDING PROPERTY

AND TRANSACTIONS TENANCY MATTERS.

THE

THE SECRETARY SAID THE BILL ALSO PROPOSED TO REDUCE THE QUORUM

FOR CONSUMER COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM A REQUIREMENT

MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS, WHICH MEANS AT LEAST 12, TO 11 MEMBERS SO AS TO GIVE CONSUMER COUNCIL SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS.

IT ALSO

SECTION 20 OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH PROHIBITED THE EXPLOITATION OF THE COUNCIL'S NAME AND RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES, BY TIGHTENING THE LEGAL LANGUAGE AND INCREASING THE LEVEL OF FINES, FROM THE PRESENT MAXIMUM OF $5,000 TO THE PROPOSED $100,000, MR CHAU SAID.

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