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HONG KONG MEDICAL

"BOARD.

powers of the Medical Board which LOAN REDEMPTION.

appear in section 18 of the prin- cipal Ordinance. The new features in the new section 11 ara as follows.....

The Medical Board is given power to censure. It seems ob. vious that this power might be of THE RIGHT TO CENSURE.grent use in keeping up the stan

QUESTIONS OF REGIS TRATION

state-

dard of the profession, as a case might clearly call for censure but not for striking of.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

SINKING FUNDS.

WHEN THEY MAY BE DISCONTINUED.

PROPOSED LEGISLATION."

8-Section 14 of the principal Ordinance gives power to strike off a registered practitioner who has been convicted of any felony or misdemeancur. The meaning of

A Bill intituled An Ordinance to the term misdemeanour is not quite amend the General Loan and In-

authorities shear. Some

(e.g.. Russell), treat it as including all scribed Stock Ordinance, 1813, will offences below the rank of felony shortly be introduced in the Legis- | while other (e. Halsbury and lative Council. Kenny regard it as applying only

Rensons**

A Bill dealing with the powers and procedure of Hong Kong's Medical Board has been drafted for consideration by the Legislative Council. The Bill is intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Medical

to indictable offences below the The * Objects and Registration Ordinance, 1884,"

rank of felony. If the term has state:-- The "Objects and Reasons" the wider meaning, the expression 1.-This Ordinance will amend the "felong or misdemeanour in General Loan and Inscribed Stock clades all offences, except, perhaps | Ordinance, 1913, so 44. to render it 1.--The main objects of this Orpiracy jure gentium, and there possible to discontinue contribu

seems to be no reason why the lions to the sinking fund of any cffences should not particular loan issued under the single word be used instead. If on the other provisions of that Ordinance when hand, the term misdemeanour does the sinking fund has become poten- not include offences punishable tially full, e, when it is clear only on summary conviction, it that the value of the fund," with seems preferable to use the word further accumulations of interest, in this section, because will be sufficient to enable the loan purely summary to be redeemed at the proper time. It is obviously unnecessary to con- effences, eg, illicit dealing in opium, which would justify continue contributing to the sinking sidering the question of striking off, fund in such a case.

The a. registered practitioner. new section 14, therefore, uses the single word "offence."

dinance are as follows:-

(a) to deal with the powers and procedure of the Medical Board:

(b) to deal with the appeal to the

Governor in Conncil;

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(e) to transfer the medical registhere may be

offence

ter from the Colonial Secre tary to the Principal Civil Medical Officer; and

(d) to exempt the professors of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Keng from the necessity for registration..

2-The Chief criticisms of these provisions of the principal Or! dinance which refer to the Medical Board and the Governor in Coun- cil are the following:-.

2.While it is obviously unneces zary to continue contributions to a sinking fund after the fund has become potentially, full, it may be desirable to continue the contribu tious. Where a loan is redeemable on a fixed date without option of carlier redemption, it is clearly advantageous to discontinue con tributions so soon as the fund is potentially full. Where, however, as more usually happens, the Gov. ernment has the option of earlier redemption the question of whe- ther it would be advantageous to continue the contributions turns mainly uper a comparison between the rate of interen borne by the loan and the rate of interest.car. rently obtainable on the class of investments composing "the sinking fund. If the former is higher, it 11.-Sub-section (3) of the new section 14 gives the Medical Board would be better to let the fund ac, power to strike off any person who cumulate and pay off the loan so soon as possible. If on the other (b) Section 14 provides no ap- obtained registration by fraud er

hand it is lower, the more profit- peal from the striking off by misrepresentation, and any personable course is to discontinue the the Colonial Secretary. The who was not, at the time of regia contributions as soon as the fund general intention of section tration, entitled to be registered. 18 seems to be to give an ap With regard to the latter part of potentially full. peal to the Governor in the preceding sentence, it is pos Council from a striking off, ble imagine a case of regiatra- but the appeal given by section by mistake without any fraud tion 18 is only an appeal or misrepresentation. from the Medical Board.

B.The Medical Board is given „direct power to strike off, subject of course to an appeal to the Governor. The section in the Principal Ordinance merely pro- vides for a report from the Medical Beard to the Colonial Secretary.

10-The Medical Board is ex-

(a) Sections 14 and 18 seem in-pressly given the right to publish consistent, because section 14 the result of any inquiry held gives the Colmial Secretary under this. section, either with or power to strike off the regis without an account of the proceed ter, if he thinks Et, while ings. Without express statutory section 18 provides that all power publication of a censure or respecting.. the of the proceedings at ad inquiry estions

might conceivably lay the members of the Board open to a claim for damages for libel.-

of any person to be struck off the register shall be decided by the Medical Board, subject only to an ap- peal to the Governor Council.

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(e) It is doubtful whether there is say power to strike off ar unqualified person who or tained registration by fraud, unless he has been convicted of that offence, and the con viction may be imposible owing to his absence from the Colony.

(2) The Medical Board has no express power to censure a practitioner.

(e) The Medical Board has ne express power to publish the proceedings or the result of any inquiry held by it... There is no provision 'as to the limit of time for appeal to the Governor in Council

or for the procedure on such appeal.

3. Sections 2, 3, 4 and 6 (1) of this Ordinance make amendments necessary to effect the transfer of the medical register from the Colonial Secretary to the Princ pal Civil. Medical Officer. Section 2 of this Ordinance also requires every registered practitioner to have an address in the Colony so that all notices from the Medical Poard can be served on him at that

address. This addreas will appes in the register.

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discontinue

3.The power to contributions to the sinking fund will not apply to debenture loans redeemable by annual drawings or by purchase in the market, because 12. Sub-section (4) of the new- section 14 expressly requires that in the case of such loans the con- tributions to the sinking fund may reasonable notice of any proposed under the principal Ordinance be inquiry shall be served on the per-used for redemption by annual son concerned.

drawings or by purchase.

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4.-It was unnecessary to make the provisions of the Ordinance apply to the Public Works Lonn Ordinance, 1927, which has just be come law, because in the case of that loan the fund will be become

13. Sub-section (8) of the new section 14 provides that no person shall be struck off the register, and no publication of any censure, etc., shall be made, until fourteen days after a notice of the decision of the Medical Board has been served on the person concerned. Sub-ace-potentially full in five years, wid after five years there will be an tion (5) requires a notion of the de- unlimited power of redemption by cisica of the Medical Board to be

purchase or by drawings. served on the person concerned. Sub-section (8) provides that in the case of an appeal striking off or publication shall await the de- eision of the Governor in "Council. -14.-Section 8 of this Ordinance

new and provides a method of serving notices under the Ordin- ance. Notices are to be sent to the address on the register, or, if the person be not registered, to the address furnished to the Medical Board. Notices, are to be sent by registered post and are deemed to have been served as soon as they are posted.

THEATRE ROYAL,

ARRIVAL OF THE QUAINTS.

R. B. Salisbury's famous.com- pang, The Quaints," arrived from England on the Fushimi Mari yesterday with their scenery, new costumes, new plays, including the very latest London running suc- ceste.

The Theatre Royal should be 15. Section of this Ordinance packed to welcome such an innova- increases the maximum penalty for tion. No trace of staleness or an offence under section 17 of the the Eastern feeling should be found principal Ordinance to $1,000 and in a company that six weeks ag tir months isprisonment. The was in London. Mr. Salisbury is to maximum penalty in the principal ho congratulated on his enterprise. Ordinance is 8100. This seems much too small for such an offence

4.-Section 5 of this Ordinance makes in section 7 of the principal Ordinance an amendment which is not strictly necessary but which as wilfully and falsely using

will be a useful reininder of the fact that medical practioners have

title implying a qualification to practise mediurne or surgery.

15, Section 11 of this Ordinance provides that all professors of the

to take out an annual certificate 16.-The new section 18 which is Faculty of Medicine of the Univer under the Stamp Ordinance, 1921. inserted in the principal Ordin- sity of Hong Kong shall be deemed Section 21 of the Stamp Ordinance, ance by section 10 of this Ordin- to be registered practitioners. It 1921, provides that, inter alios, à

ance deals solely with the question is understood that those professors medical practitioner is not entitled of appeal to the Governor in Coun. are entitled by the terms of their to recover any fees unless

cil, the powers of the Medical agreements with the University to Board being dealt with in the new practise as consultants

18.-Section 19 of this Ordinance section 14 Yeferred to above. The new section 18 contains the follow-repeals acction 20 of the principal ing new provisions:-*

(a) he was in possession of

valid certificate to practise it the time when the cause of action arose, or

(6) he is at the time of judgment In possession of a certificate covering the time when the cause of action arose.

-Section 6 (9) of this Ordin- ance rependa section 13 (4) of the principal Ordinance. This sub-sec- tien i no longer necessary as the new section 18 to be enacted by me- tion 10 of this Ordinance gives to the applicant for registration a right to appeal against the decision of the Board if they refuse to regis- ter him. The new sub-section re-

(2) The appeal is to be by writ

ten petition. (b) The petition must be present ed within fourteen days from the date of the service of the notice of the decision of the Medical Board on the person concerned,

(c)

Ordinance. Sub-section (1) of that section seems unnecessary, Section 12 of the principal Ordinance lays down the requirements for regis tratix, and it must be understood that persons who do not fulfil those requirements are not entitled to be Sub-sections (2) and registered. (3) formed a temporary provision With

introduced by Ordinance No. 2 of the the petition

1923 with the object of giving "Goveror in Council may con-

sider any written reply of Power to remove from the register

certain the Medical Board, to the tons would not be recognised by

persons whose qualifica petition.

the General Medical Council of the It will be seen that the section United Kingdom and who had not contemplates that the appeal shall practised Hong Kong for a be decided on the written documents, number of

Under the and that no pravision is made for original Ordinance

of 1881 persons the appearance of the appellant could be registered whose qualifica before the Governor in Council. tions would not be recognised by Speaking generally, the Governor in the General Medical Council. The Council is probably not a very con- amending Ordinance of 1014 adopt- 6. Bection 7 of this Ordinance venient tribunal for hearing aped the principle of accepting only repesls section 14 of the principal Deals orally. With regard to rub such persons as would be accepted Ordinance and substitutes a new paragraph (e) above, no doubt the by the General Medical Council, faction which deals with all the Governor in Council would in a and it therefore seemed not unrea power of the Medical Board with proper case give the appellant an sonable to clear the register of the regard to striking off or censure. opportunity of answering in writ class of persons referred to above, It will be seen below that sectioning the reply of the Medical It will be noticed that it had to 10 of this Ordinance enacts a new Board, if the reply of the be proved that the person proposed section 18 in the principal Ordin Medical Board disclosed new mat- to be struck off had not practised It ance which deals solely with theter which was not disclosed at the in the Colony for five years. appeal to the Governor in Council inquiry

seems unnecessary to retain this and omits the references to the (Continued on next Column.) temporary provision

quires the applicant for registra fion to furnish the Medical Board with an address to which all notices can be sent, and requires a notice of the decision of the Medi- cal Board to be served on the ap- plicant at that address.

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