Subject
Queen Mary
Hospital
(MH)
(Cont'd)
6. Cigarette
Smoking
CONFIDENTIAL. **
Optician Legislation
and Training
Para-medical
Purpose
3
Progress made and present position
(b)To expand and improve (b) The consultant architects have
the facilities at QMH.
To introduce and implement anti-smoking
measures.
almost completed detailed design work. The project has been upgraded to Category AB so that preparation of working drawings and contract documents can proceed. To allow early installation of a body scanner at the Hospital, a separate Category A item has also been included in the Fublic Works Frogramme.
The Smoking (Public Health) Bill was passed by Legislative Council on 28 July and the subsidiary regulations will be re-submitted to Executive Council for formal making on 10 Augusti
Next quarter target
To monitor progress.
To implement the legislative measures.
To control the optical Following the decision of the Governor To finalise and profession.
To provide training
Regulation and facilities in certain Training (New Item)
of the para-medical fields and to introduce legislation for controlling certain para-medical professions
in Council, drafting instructions have submit the Bill to been issued to amend the Supplementary Executive Council. Medical Frofessions Ordinance (Cap.259)
to incorporate the optical profession. Meanwhile the University and Folytechnic Grants Committee/Vocational Training Council advice is being sought regarding the establishment of training courses.
(a) Comments are awaited from the
(b)
To finalise drafting instructions and
Supplementary Medical Professions Council, and relevant professional submit regulations Board on the draft Medical Laboratory Technicians
(Registration & Disciplinary Procedures) Regulations.
Finance Committee approved on 16 June additional provision of $6.15m for the 1981-84 triennium to enable
Hong Kong University and the
Polytechnic to expand student intakes to their various para- medical courses starting from September 1982.
to Executive Council.
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