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SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE moved the Second Reading of: 'A Bill to amend the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance'.

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I move that the Supplementary Medical Professions

(Amendment) Bill 1988 be read the second time.

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Following the enactment of the Supplementary

Medical Professions Ordinance in 1980, work began on the

drafting of the subsidiary legislation and the formation of

the five para-medical professions Boards, which would be

responsible for setting standards of professional practice

and conduct among members of their relevant profession.

These boards have now been formed. The drafting process

was however delayed initially because of the need to amend

the principal ordinance to enable certain provisions and

proposals recommended by the Boards to be included in the

regulations. Subsequently, the Supplementary Medical

Professions, Midwives Registration and Nurses Registration

(Amendment) Ordinance was passed in 1985 to give effect to

these changes, and drafting of the various regulations then

resumed.

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The regulations for occupational therapists and

medical laboratory technologists have now been completed.

Those for the remaining three professions are in their

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