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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1994

DEGREE IN THERAPY REGISTRABLE

OF

THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS GIVEN APPROVAL FOR THE BACHELOR

DEGREE IN

THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AWARDED BY SCIENCE

HONG KONG

OR POLYTECHNIC ON

AFTER JANUARY 1, 1994 ΤΟ BE A REGISTRABLE QUALIFICATION UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (REGISTRATION DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATION.

AND

"THE NEW QUALIFICATION REPLACES THE PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL

HAS THERAPY ISSUED PREVIOUSLY BY THE POLYTECHNIC, WHICH BEEN

SAID PHASED OUT," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH TODAY (TUESDAY).

1,

"HOWEVER, THE PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA ISSUED BEFORE JANUARY

REMAIN WILL

A VALID QUALIFICATION FOR

AS AN REGISTRATION OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST," THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

1994

"NO ONE WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MAKING THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE A REGISTRABLE QUALIFICATION, HE ADDED.

THE DEGREE WAS AWARDED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO STUDENTS GRADUATING IN SUMMER THIS YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID A DIPLOMA ISSUED BY THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS WAS ALSO A REGISTRABLE QUALIFICATION.

"IN ADDITION, THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS COUNCIL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS BOARD, WILL DECIDE WHETHER A PARTICULAR OVERSEAS QUALIFICATION IS REGISTRABLE," HE SAID.

FROM REGULATION WILL ALSO ALLOW AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST EITHER THE GOVERNMENT OR THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TO BE APPOINTED TO THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE WHICH DEALS WITH COMPLAINTS

REGISTERED AGAINST ANY

OCCUPATIONAL

OR THERAPIST

REGISTRATION.

THE

APPLICANT

FOR

DETAILED PROVISIONS ARE CONTAINED IN THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE)

WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE

REGULATION (OCTOBER 7).

1994,

(AMENDMENT)

ON

FRIDAY

WEST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL OPENS

* *

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MR PETER WONG TODAY (TUESDAY) OFFICIALLY OPENED THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT'S WEST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL, WHICH IS THE FIRST OF THE GOVERNMENT'S THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS TO BE COMMISSIONED.

SITUATED AT NIM WAN OF TUEN MUN, THE LANDFILL FIRST RECEIVED WASTE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. IT WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT A TOTAL OF 61 MILLION TONNES OF WASTE WITH A DAILY INTAKE RATE OF SOME 8,000 TONNES PER DAY OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADES.

THE $3.7 BILLION LANDFILL PROVIDES THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE FACILITY TO CATER FOR THE PRESSING

DISPOSAL NEED OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WASTE

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