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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1993

A CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT To THE FMPLOYEES RETRAINING ORDINANCE IS MADE IN CLAUSE 6.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

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LEGCO TO ELECT PRESIDENT ON FEBRUARY 19

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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A MOTION TO ENABLE A FORMAL SITTING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 19 FOR ELECTING ITS PRESIDENT AND OTHER RELATED BUSINESS.

THE

MOVING THE MOTION TO SUSPEND STANDING ORDERS 11 AND 12. FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON HAMISH MACLEOD, EXPLAINED THAT THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED IN HES POLICY ADDRESS THAT HE WISHED TO HAND OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRESIDING OVER THE COUNCIL TO A PRESIDENT ELECTED FROM AMONGST MEMBERS.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, AS MEMBERS

WISHED, FOR THE

FEBRUARY 1993,'

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THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE PLACE AT A FORMAL SITTING ON

MR MACLEOD SAID.

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ELECTION OF

GOVT OPEN-MINDED ON CHINESE TITLE FOR CHIROPRACTORS

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THE GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS AN OPEN MIND ON THE CHINESE TITLE 'CHIROPRACTORS" SO LONG AS IT IS LEGALLY ACCEPTABLE AND DOES NOT CAUSE CONFUSION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ELIZABETH WONG,

SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DEBATE REGISTRATION BILL, MRS WONG SAID SHE HAD BEEN ADVISED BY THE

OF THE CHIROPRACTORS GENERAL'S CHAMBER THAT THERE WAS NO LEGAL OBJECTION TO THE USE OF TERM "JET YEE" BY CHIROPRACTORS.

ATTORNEY

THE

SHE HAS ALSO BEEN ASSURED BY COUNCIL'S

MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC GROUP DURING DISCUSSIONS ON THE BILL THAT

LEGISLATIVE "JET YEE" WOULD

THE NOT, AND SHOULD NOT,

TERM CONFUSE MISINTERPRETED AS ABBREVIATION FOR "JET QUAT SUN KING YSANG".

THE PUBLIC, NOR BE

"I RESPECTFULLY DEFER TO MEMBERS' VIEWS, MRS WONG SAID.

SHE SAID THE BILL AIMED TO PROVIDE

FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT

OF A CHIROPRACTORS COUNCIL. TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTRATION, SETTING OF STANDARD, REGULATION OF CONDUCT AND ADMINISTRATION FOR CHIROPRACTORS.

OF DISCIPLINE

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