TNAG-1139-FCO40-1419-Quarterly-progress-reports-on-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 303

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CONFIDENTIAL

Subject

Purpose

16.Pɛra-medical To provide training

egulation

ard

Training

17.Cigarette

Smoking

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facilities in certain

of the para-medical fields and to introduce legislation for controlling certain para-medical professions.

To introduce and implement anti-smoking measures.

18.InternationalTo seek to improve the

Iabour Conventions (ILO)

19.The

Factories and

application of ILO Conventions to Hong Kong.

To introduce in accordance with the Lineham Report a set of regulations dealing with electrical Undertakings safety in registrable

Industrial

Ordinance.

work places.

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Progress made and present position

(a) Comments are awaited from the

Supplementary Medical Professions Council, relevant professional Board and other interested bodies on the draft Medical Laboratory Technicians (Registration & Disciplinary Procedures) Regulations.

(b) A Co-ordinating Committee on

Para-medical Training is being established.

A package of anti-smoking measures were approved by the Governor-in- Council on 24 November 1981 ineluding the introduction of new legislation to provide for no-smoking areas in public transport and enclosed places and the display of health warnings and tar group ratings on cigarette packets and in cigarette advertise- ments. A number of working groups are handling the implementation of the new proposals and the preparation of drafting instructions.

The aggregate situation to date is:

Applied without modification Applied with modification

Decision reserved

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Regulations were made by the Commissioner for Labour on 8 January

Next quarter target

To finalise drafting instructions for the Regulations of the other para-medical professions.

To hold first meeting of the Co-ordinating Committee.

To implement the agreed proposals and prepare draft legislation.

To consider improvi declaration in resp

of Convention Nos. and 147.

To introduce the

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regulations to the Legislative Council.

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