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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1993

ACADEMY OF MEDICINE HELPS BOOST HEALTH CARE: GOVERNOR

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THE SETTING UP OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE WILL

IMPROVE THE GOVERNMENT

HEALTH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAID TONIGHT (THURSDAY),

"OUR AIM IS TO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT, IN ITS RANGE AND QUALITY MR PATTEN SAID. THE SERVICE, CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY,

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THE SYSTEM MUST ALSO BE FLEXIBLE SAID CHANGING NEEDS AND TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.

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IS ESSENTIAL IN DEVELOPING SUCH A SYSTEM THAT THE PROFESSION ITSELF SHOULD HAVE THE MEANS WHEREBY MEMBERS CAN THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, AND CAN LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES AND NEW TO HEALTH CARE AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS.

It

MEDICAL

ADD TO

APPROACHES

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE ACADEMY.

HE SAID IT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT THE ACADEMY WOULD SERVE STRENGTHEN THE PROFESSION OF MEDICINE BY PROMOTING CO-OPERATION MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND BY SAFEGUARDING THE INTEGRITY AND ETHICS THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

TO

AMONG

OF

HONG

MR PATTEN SAID THE WORK OF THE ACADEMY WOULD ENSURE THAT

STANDING, BE SERVED BY A KONG CONTINUED

FORWARD LOOKING

то

MEDICAL PROFESSION.

FREE

ORDINANCE TO COVER VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS OF FILMS

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WILL FROM

THE SCHEME OF CONTROL UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS OF A FILM

MONTH, NEXT

THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING, MRS RITA LAU, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY),

MRS LAU TOLD A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE Y'S MEN'S CLUB OF KONG THAT A LOOPHOLE EXISTED IN THE LAW.

HONG

"MANY VIDEO TAPES AND LASER DISCS ON THE MARKET ARE MADE FILMS APPROVED UNDER THE FILM CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE FOR SHOWING TO PUBLIC.

FROM

THE

"THESE TAPES AND DISCS ARE, THEREFORE, EXEMPTED FROM THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE,"

MRS LAU SAID.

THE AN

ORIGINAL SITUATION AROSE WHERE EVEN THOUGH ANOMALOUS FILM MIGHT BE APPROVED FOR SHOWING TO ONLY PERSONS AGED 18 OR ABOVE IN

THERE

THE

VIDEO SUBSEQUENT CINEMAS,

WAS NOTHING IN LAW TO PREVENT

LENT TO A TAPES AND LASER DISCS FROM BEING SOLD, HIRED, GIVEN OR PERSON BELOW THE AGE OF 18, SHE ADDED.

/THE LEGISLATIVE