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* NO EMBRYO SHOULD BE DELIBERATELY CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH. NO RESEARCH ON AN EMBRYO SHOULD BE ALLOWED AFTER OF 14TH DAY OF FERTILISATION WHICH IS THE USUAL TIMING THE APPEARANCE OF THE PRIMITIVE STREAK (THAT IS, RUDIMENTARY NERVOUS TISSUE) IN THE EMBRYO;

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THE

PARTICULAR STORAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR GAMETES AND EMBRYOS SHOULD BE SPECIFIED;

THE REGISTERED MEDICAL INSTITUTION SHOULD OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF THE GENETIC PARENTS REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF STORED EMBRYOS AND THE USE OF THE EMBRYOS FOR IVF, RESEARCH AND DONATION TO OTHER PARTIES;

THERE SHOULD BE GUIDELINES ON WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED IN EMBRYO RESEARCH.

DR LEONG SAID: "IN FORMULATING THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS REPORT, THE COMMITTEE HAS ALL ALONG ADOPTED AN OPEN AND NEUTRAL POSITION. IT HAS NEITHER PROMOTED NOR DISCOURAGED SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION.'

THE COMMITTEE RECOGNISES THAT AREA INVOLVING COMPLEX SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

SAHR IS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING MORAL, ETHICAL, LEGAL AND

IT IS AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE ABOUT WHICH SOCIETY AT LARGE CAN EASILY ARRIVE AT A CONSENSUS.

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"RATHER, GIVEN THAT IT IS NOT REGARDED APPROPRIATE OR DESIRABLE BAN SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION IN HONG COMMITTEE

THE RECOGNISES THE NEED TO INTRODUCE A CONTROLLING AND MECHANISM то PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF ALL PARTIES

KONG,

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE MADE то GOVERNMENT

MONITORING

CONCERNED.

"THE

WITH THIS DIRECTION IN MIND," DR LEONG SAID.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE IS:

DR LEONG CHE-HUNG (CHAIRMAN)

MR CHRISTOPHER CHAN CHEUK

MR JIMSON CHAN WING-TAI

DR FANNY CHEUNG MUI-CHING DR CONRAD LAM KUI-SHING MRS PEGGY LAM PEI YU-JA DR LAW CHI-LIM

REPRESENTATIVE FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS REPRESENTATIVE FROM HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH REPRESENTATIVE FROM MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT

(FROM NOVEMBER 1987 TO APRIL 1989)

REPRESENTATIVE FROM HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

(FROM APRIL 1989)

REPRESENTATIVE FROM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

(FROM MARCH 1990)

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

(FROM MARCH 1990)

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