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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1994

THE MOST COMMON DISEASE THEY SUFFERED WAS RELATED ΤΟ THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

ANALYSED BY TREATMENT, 76% OF THEM CONSULTED PRACTITIONERS OF WESTERN MEDICINE, 7% BOUGHT MEDICINE FROM PHARMACY, 5% CONSULTED HERBALISTS/ACUPUNCTURISTS/BONE-SETTERS, AND

USED CHINESE HERBS/ MEDICINE.

4%

ON DOCTOR CONSULTATION, PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS OF WESTERN MEDICINE WERE MOSTLY CONSULTED, FOLLOWED BY GOVERNMENT DOCTORS IN CLINICS.

THE FEES FOR CONSULTING PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS OF WESTERN MEDICINE VARIED GREATLY. OF THOSE CONSULTING THESE DOCTORS, 53% PAID BETWEEN $100 AND $200 PER VISIT.

WITH REGARD TO ORGAN DONATION, ABOUT 1 MILLION PERSONS, OR 29% OF THE POPULATION AGED 18 AND OVER, WERE WILLING TO DONATE THEIR ORGANS AFTER DEATH; 54% WERE, HOWEVER, NOT WILLING; AND 17% HAD NO OPINION.

THE REPORT CONTAINS MANY MORE FINDINGS AND DETAILED TABLES ON THE SUBJECTS CONCERNED.

THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT $54 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WANCHAT TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAT, HONG HÙNG.

SUBSIDIARY LAWS ON DISQUALIFICATION OF COMPANY DIRECTORS IN FORCE

OF

1994

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) GAZETTED THREE PIECES SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION UNDER THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE то

ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS ON DISQUALIFICATION OF COMPANY DIRECTORS.

TAKING EFFECT OF DIRECTORS)

THE THREE PIECES OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION, IMMEDIATELY, ARE THE COMPANIES (DISQUALIFICATION PROCEEDINGS RULES, THE COMPANIES (REPORTS ON CONDUCT OF DIRECTORS) REGULATION AND THE COMPANIES (DISQUALIFICATION ORDERS) REGULATION.

THEY ARE MADE PURSUANT TO THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT} ORDINANCE 1994 WHICH WAS ENACTED ON MAY 5 THIS YEAR WITH THE AIM OF ENABLING EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST ERRANT DIRECTORS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "UNDER THE DISQUALIFICATION SCHEME, THE COURT CAN DISQUALIFY A PERSON FROM BEING A DIRECTOR OF ANY COMPANY FOR ONE TO 15 YEARS DEPENDING UPON THE SECTION OF THE LEGISLATION INVOLVED.

"THE GROUNDS