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The spokesman noted that while the Radiographers Board would receive applications for registration as from July 1 this year, the provisions in the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance and the Radiographers Regulation prohibiting the practice of radiography by unregistered persons or governing the discipline of registered radiographers in the unprofessional conduct would not come into effect until November 1, 1996.
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"This will allow adequate time for members of the radiography profession to obtain their registration," he explained.
Radiography is the fourth profession to adopt a registration system under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance, following the occupational therapy, medical laboratory technology and optometry professions.
The physiotherapy profession will be the fifth and the last one to be regulated under the Ordinance.
"We hope that legislation relating to the registration of physiotherapists could be made within the current legislative session," the spokesman said.
Detailed procedures for application for registration will be announced by the Radiographers Board later.
End/Tuesday, February 28, 1995
Monetary statistics for January 1995
There was a marked decrease in swap deposits during January this year, possibly due to the second stage of deregulation of Hong Kong Association of Banks' interest rate ceiling for HK dollar time deposits of less than HK$500,000, which occurred on January 3.
The information is revealed by statistics published today (Tuesday) by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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