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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994

MEDICAL AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS (REGISTRATION) {MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1994

THE

BY THE SPEECH

FOR HEALTH AND

OF READING

THE (MISCELLANEOUS

FOLLOWING IS

SECRETARY WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK, IN MOVING THE SECOND MEDICAL AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS AMENDMENTS) BILL 1994 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

(REGISTRATION)

MR PRESIDENT,

THE

I MOVE THAT

MEDICAL

PROFESSIONALS RELATED AND (REGISTRATION) (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 BE READ THE

TIME.

SECOND

CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE EXISTING LEGISLATION ARE OUTDATED

TIME. INADEQUATE AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES OVER BILL PROPOSES FOUR AREAS OF CHANGE.

OR

THE

OVERSEAS UNDER THE

KINGDOM, REGISTER

THE FIRST PROPOSED CHANGE CONCERNS THE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS. EXISTING DENTISTS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, HOLDERS OF UNITED IRISH OR COMMONWEATH DIPLOMAS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED TO

THIS IS DISCRIMINATORY AND PRACTITIONERS IN HONG KONG. AS DENTAL

ON AGREEMENT

TRADE IN THE

OF THE GENERAL CONTRAVENES

FOR THE SERVICES. THE ORDINANCE THEREFORE NEEDS TO MAKE PROVISIONS

THE REGISTRATION OF USE OF A UNIVERSAL LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR

THE IN PRACTITIONERS

HONG DENTAL

IRRESPECTIVE KONG,

WHERE PRACTITIONER RECEIVED HIS OR HER TRAINING IN DENTISTRY.

PROVISIONS

OF

AT PRESENT SOME OF THE MEDICAL AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS IN THE AND THE PAYMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR

EXEMPTED FROM REGISTRATION ARE CERTAIN FEES. THE SECOND PROPOSAL AIMS TO RATIONALISE THE FOR MEDICAL AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS.

TREATMENT

SYSTEM WITH THE

THE INTRODUCTION OF A MANDATORY PRACTISING CERTIFICATE FOR NURSES IS OUR THIRD PROPOSED CHANGE, THIS IS IN LINE PRACTICE OF OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONALS, SUCH AS DOCTORS, DENTISTS AND AN UP-TO-DATE PHARMACISTS. IN ADDITION, IT WILL ENABLE US TO HAVE

IN HONG RECORD OF PRACTISING NURSES, BOTH REGISTERED AND ENROLLED, KONG.

PROPOSAL

IS

TO

STAMPING

PROFESSIONAL,

NEEDS то

OUR FOURTH

REMOVE THE OUTDATED REQUIREMENT. A COMPLAINT AGAINST A MEDICAL AND RELATED WHICH MAY CONTAIN AN ALLEGATION OF "UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT", BE SUPPORTED BY A STATUTORY DECLARATION ON THE FACTS OF THE CASE. IS A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT UNDER THE RESPECTIVE LEGISLATION THAT A DECLARATION SHOULD BE DULY STAMPED, THAT IS A STAMP DUTY OF CHARGED. HOWEVER, WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE STAMP ORDINANCE AND ITS REPLACEMENT BY THE STAMP DUTY ORDINANCE IN DECLARATIONS ARE NO LONGER CHARGEABLE WITH STAMP DUTY. REPEAL THE NUGATORY STAMPING REQUIREMENT.

IT

SUCH $3 IS IN 1973 1981, STATUTORY WE NEED TO

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