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ACADEMY OF MEDICINE STARTS FULL OPERATIONS

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A

RESOLUTION ANNUAL

TO ENABLE THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE TO HOLD ITS FIRST GENERAL MEETING AND TO START FULL OPERATIONS.

MRS

AND WELFARE, A STATUTORY CONTINUING PASSED

MOVING THE RESOLUTION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH ELIZABETH WONG, SAID THE ACADEMY WAS ESTABLISHED AS

OF

AND POSTGRADUATE BODY

FOR THE CONDUCT RESPONSIBLE MEDICAL EDUCATION UNDER THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE BILL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 24, 1992.

"SINCE THEN, GROUNDWORK FOR THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY AN INTERIM COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE DRAFTING OF THE NECESSARY SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION," SHE SAID.

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APPROPRIATION BILL 1994 PASSED

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THE APPROPRIATION BILE 1994 WAS PASSED WITHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

AMENDMENTS IN

TELECOMMUNICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 WAS ALSO PASSED WITHOUT

AMENDMENTS.

KONG

FIVE OTHER BILLS WERK PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS.

THE HONG

(TOPOGRAPHY) OF

(NO. 2)

THEY WERE: THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMISSION BILL,

BILL, LAYOUT-DESIGN OF INSTITUTE

EDUCATION INTEGRATED CIRCUITS BILL, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 AND LAND DRAINAGE BILL,.

TWO BILLS

-

BILL,

-

SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 AND LAND SURVEY WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. DEBATES ON WERE ADJOURNED.

THEM

IN ADDITION, FIVE MOTIONS MOVED BY GOVERNMENT

OFFICIALS WERE

ALSO PASSED.

THE

HON

OF

AMONG THEM, TWO WERE MOVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, JEREMY MATHEWS AND THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG UNDER THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ORDINANCE AND HỌNG KONG ACADEMY MEDICINE ORDINANCE RESPECTIVELY.

FOR TRANSPORT,

ONE MOTION WAS PROPOSED BY THE SECRETARY HAIDER BARMA UNDER THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION ORDINANCE. OTHER TWO WERE MOVED BY MR BARMA UNDER CORPORATION ORDINANCE.

MR

THE

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

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