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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
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DR LEE SAID THE BILL, WHICH MARKS THE END OF ALMOST FIVE YEARS' EFFORTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO SEEK A SOLUTION TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS, IS IMPORTANT FOR TWO REASONS.
"FIRST, BY INTRODUCING A SCHEME OF LIMITED REGISTRATION, IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ADEQUATE MEDICAL SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS AS YET UNMET WITHOUT AFFECTING THE REGISTRATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTICE IN HONG KONG,
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"SECOND, AND PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT GIVES COUNCIL A NEW DISCRETIONARY POWER WHICH CAN BE SEEN TO OPENLY AND FAIRLY IN THE INterest of OUR COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
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HE SAID THE PROPOSED LIMITED REGISTRATION SCHEME GIVES THE MEDICAL COUNCIL ALL THE POWER, DISCRETION AND FLEXIBILITY IT NEEDS TO DETERMINE AND PROMULGATE WHERE NEEDS EXIST, DECIDE HOW MANY AND WHICH DOCTORS TO ADMIT, DESIGN WHAT PROCEDURES ΤΟ FOLLOW, LIMIT THOSE DOCTORS' PLACE AND PERIOD OF PRACTICE, AND DISCIPLINE THOSE DOCTORS NO DIFFERENTLY FROM FULLY REGISTRABLE PRACTITIONERS.
THUS, THE BILL EMPOWERS THE MEDICAL COUNCIL TO MEET ALL EXISTING NEEDS AND ANY FUTURE NEEDS THAT CANNOT BE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
IT ALSO ENABLES THE COUNCIL TO REGULATE THE SCHEME AND ΤΟ ENSURE THAT STANDARDS OF MEDICAL CARE ARE NOT COMPROMISED.
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"THESE ARE FULL AND UNFETTERED POWERS OF DISCRETION, DR LEE SAID. "THESE ARE NEW POWERS THAT THE MEDICAL COUNCIL AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION HAVE SOUGHT AND THESE ARE NEW POWERS THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN.
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"IT IS THEN FOR THE MEDICAL COUNCIL TO SHOW THAT THEY CAN EXERCISE THESE NEW POWERS RESPONSIBLY AND RESPONSIVELY.'
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DR LEE SAID THE BILL AND THE COMMITTEE STAGE PROPOSED BY AN OMELCO AD HOC GROUP HAVE ADDRESSED ALL THE CONCERNS OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION WHICH EARLIER REJECTED ALL THE GOVERNMENT'S PREVIOUS PROPOSALS.
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HE CALLED ON COUNCILLORS NOT TO DELAY THE PASSAGE OF THIS ANY MORE AS "THERE IS NO ROOM FOR PROTECTIONISM, NO ROOM INTEREST"
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"LET US PUT ASIDE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS IN THE INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HONG KONG AS A WHOLE, DR LEE
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OUR INABILITY TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY DOES HONG KONG NO CREDIT, HE SAID.
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