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Furthermore, when these medical graduates undertake their internship training in our local hospitals, they will be employed by the Hospital Authority at a monthly salary of $18,595 (rate as at January 1, 1997), which in a way may alleviate the financial burden of their family, if any, before they become a registered medical practitioner in Hong Kong.

These medical graduates will also be able to serve the community under limited registration if they obtain an employment in those institutions under the Medical Council's Promulgation (No. 2), for example the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Department of Health and public hospitals administered by the Hospital Authority.

In respect of the problem faced by some Australian students in securing intern placements in Australia, the Medical Council considers that the internship training should, in fact, be part and parcel of their undergraduate medical training. Nevertheless, the Medical Council has provided assistance to these students to seek intern placement in Australia.

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Plans to resume land in Mong Kok announced

The Lands Department announced today (Friday) plans to resume 1,082.20 square metres of land at Argyle Street and Shanghai Street in Mong Kok.

The land will be resumed under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance for the implementation of a development scheme by the Land Development Corporation (LDC).

Details of the land lots affected are contained in a notice in the Government Gazette published today.

A government spokesman said the Government was satisfied that the LDC had taken all reasonable steps to acquire these interests on terms that were fair and reasonable, as required by the Land Development Corporation Ordinance.

"A total of 62 interests in Argyle Street, Hong Lok Street, Nelson Street, Portland Street, Reclamation Street and Shanghai Street will revert to the Government when the resumption notice expires in three months' time," the spokesman said.