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Fees charged under two health laws to be revised

The Government is to increase a number of fees under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance and the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease (Scale of Charges) Regulations from November 1.

Announcing this today (Friday), a government spokesman said the fees were last revised in November 1994 and the revision this time aimed to recover the full cost of the services at 1995-96 prices.

"It is government policy that fees should in general be set at levels sufficient to cover the full cost of providing the services," he added.

The proposed increase are nine per cent for the fees in respect of the supplementary medical professions and four per cent to 23 per cent for the fees payable under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease (Scale of Charges) Regulations.

The new fees are published in the Gazette today.