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Dentists and nurses registration bills endorsed by ExCo

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The Governor-in-Council has endorsed the introduction of the Dentists Registration (Amendment) Bill 1996 and the Nurses Registration (Amendment) Bill 1996.

A spokesman for the Health and Welfare Branch today (Thursday) said the proposed dentists registration bill spelt out clearly that any person awarded a degree of dentistry by the University of Hong Kong is qualified to be registered as a dentist in the territory.

"The Bill also provides that an applicant is required to submit evidence that he has not been convicted in Hong Kong or elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment, on an application for the issuance and renewal of a practising certificate for dentist," he said.

As to the nurses registration bill, it provides that the usage of the term of "nurse" be restricted to those who are registered nurses and enrolled nurses.

The two bills will be gazetted on May 17 and introduced into the Legislative Council on May 29.

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Monitors' Report submitted to CS

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The monitors appointed to observe the transfer of Vietnamese migrants selected for the Orderly Repatriation. Programme from the High Island Detention Centre to Victoria Prison yesterday (Wednesday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.

The four monitors comprised two non-official Justices of the Peace, Miss Maria Tam Wai-chu and Mr Chan Ying-lun; and representatives from two non-governmental organisations - Ms Harriet Sewell from Christian Action and Ms Sherman Tang from Oxfam.

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