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MONDAY, MAY 4, 1992

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EXISTING WHEREBY

RADIO BE

ΤΟ AIMS

ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK

AND FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS CAN FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS ARE PROTECTED CO-ORDINATED IN ORDER TO AVOID INTERFERENCE TO THE OTHER SIDE.

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**I AM HAPPY THAT THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED, MR WONG SAID.

"IT WILL ALLOW BOTH SIDES TO USE THE SCARCE RADIO FREQUENCY

MORE EFFICIENTLY, SPECTRUM

AND WILL

THE PROVIDE

FRAMEWORK FOR RESOLVING ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS, HE ADDED.

COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION

COMPLETES FINAL REPORT

ASSISTED HUMAN

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFICALLY REPRODUCTION, DR C.H. LEONG, TODAY (MONDAY) SUBMITTED THE FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE,

THE FINAL REPORT CONCLUDES THE WORK OF THE COMMITTER, WHICH WAS APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE IN NOVEMBER 1987 WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF REFERENCE:

IN THE LIGHT OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENTIFICALLY

ASSISTED

HUMAN REPRODUCTION (SAHR), TO CONSIDER THE SOCIAL, MORAL,

THESE

ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES ARISING FROM

DEVELOPMENTS AND ASSESS THE PUBLIC'S REACTION TOWARDS THEM, AND TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT ON HOW THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

BETWEEN DECEMBER 1987 AND AUGUST 1991, THE COMMITTEE HELD 19 MEETINGS AND MADE TWO FAMILIARISATION VISITS TO SEE THE IN-VITRO THE FERTILISATION (IVF) FACILITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION FACILITIES OF THE HONG KONG FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION.

OUT

IN JULY 1989, THE COMMITTEE PUBLISHED AN INTERIM REPORT SETTING THE COMMITTEE'S PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PUBLIC

CONSULTATION.

TAKING ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE INTERIM COMMITTEE MADE FURTHER DELIBERATION INTO THE SUBJECT.

REPORT,

THE

IN THE FINAL REPORT, THE COMMITTEE AFFIRMS ITS VIEWS IN THE INTERIM REPORT AND SETS OUT 22 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT'S

CONSIDERATION.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE:

A CONTROLLING BODY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED BY SHOULD BE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY IN COMPOSITION. AN ETHICS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE SET UP AS PART OF THE BODY;

STATUTE.

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THE CONTROLLING BODY SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO REGISTER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SAHR AND TO ISSUE A CODE OF PRACTICE GOVERNING SUCH INSTITUTIONS;

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