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The purpose of amending Clauses 18 and 18(2) is to pave the way for medical practitioners-in-charge of exempted clinics to apply for limited registration.

Clause 19 is proposed to be deleted as it is outside the present reduced scope of the Bill.

With the introduction of the proposed Licensing Examination consequential amendments to Clause 20 concerning the register are necessary.

Clauses 21 to 43 and 45 should be deleted as they are outside the present reduced scope

of the Bill.

The amended Clause 46 provides for the new Schedule for the purposes of registration.

Clause 47 is outside the reduced scope of this Bill and needs to be deleted.

The purpose of amending Clause 48 is to provide for the transfer of personal particulars on the register as a transitional measure, with the introduction of the Licensing Examination.

Mr Chairman, I beg to move.

Mr Chairman,

I move that the new Clause 45A as set out in the paper circulated to Members to be read the second time.

Clause 45A arises from our proposed amendments to Clause 9 of the Bill which provides that any amendments to the Schedule will need to get the recommendation of the Medical Council and the endorsement of the Legislative Council before being published in the Gazette. We therefore propose the addition of a new clause to clarify the position.

Mr Chairman, I beg to move.

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