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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991

PRESENT

PROVISION

OF THE

UNDER THE

ORDINANCE, PRACTITIONERS WERE NOT PERMITTED TO USE DANGEROUS DRUGS IN THE

OF THEIR PRACTICE, SHE SAID.

SUCH

COURSE

"THESE PRACTITIONERS WILL THEREBY NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH STANDARD OF THEIR DRUGS AND WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING THE SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC," THE SECRETARY SAID.

HAVE DIRECTOR

**THIS BILL THEREFORE SEEKS TO ENABLE THEM TO CONTINUE TO THE USE OF CERTAIN BENZODIAZEPINE DRUGS AS SPECIFIED BY THE OF HEALTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF TREATING THEIR PATIENTS,"

UNREGISTRABLE MEDICAL AND

ALL MRS WONG NOTED THAT THE QUALIFICATIONS OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WERE ASSESSED IN 1963 BY THE THEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THOSE WHO PASSED THE ASSESSMENT WERE ALLOWED PRACTISE IN EXEMPTED CLINICS.

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DECREASED STEADILY OR DEATH, SHE

THE NUMBER OF SUCH PRACTITIONERS HAD BEEN FROM OVER 400 IN 1963 TO 165 NOW THROUGH RETIREMENT SAID.

FOR THE PAST THREE DECADES, MRS WONG SAID, THESE HAD BEEN PROVIDING A VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

PRACTITIONERS

0

—

INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991 INTRODUCED

*

A

BILL WHICH EMPOWERS THE INSURANCE PERSON TO ADVISE

AN INSURER

то AUTHORITY

OF MANAGEMENT

APPOINT A MANAGER

THE LEGISLATIVE

APPOINT ITS AFFAIRS,

A

TO

ON THE IF SO REQUIRED, BUSINESS AND PROPERTY AND, ASSUME SUCH MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS WAS INTRODUCED INTO COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE

SECOND READING OF THE

INSURANCE

COMPANIES

MR

THE

OF

(AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991, THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS,

NENDICK, DAVID

THAT THE

GAVE EXPLAINED

PRESENT ORDINANCE INSURANCE AUTHORITY CERTAIN POWERS TO INTERVENE IN THE OPERATIONS AN INSURER.

HAS SHOWN THAT THESE

POWERS ARE

"HOWEVER, PAST EXPERIENCE INADEQUATE IF THE INSURANCE AUTHORITY IS TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE BUSINESS OF

BE AN

SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES INSURER WHICH IS IN PRUDENTLY MANAGED, HE SAID.

"

WILL

DIFFICULTIES AND THE

MR NENDICK POINTED OUT THAT AN INSURER IN SERIOUS MIGHT EXPOSE THE INSURING PUBLIC TO SERIOUS RISK OF LOSS ABSENCE OF PRUDENT MANAGEMENT COULD RESULT IN EVEN GREATER DAMAGE POLICY HOLDERS.

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/"IT COULD