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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1883.

Every member so appointed shall hold office for three years and no longer, unless re-appointed by the Governor. The board shall consider and report upon all matters laid before it under sections 13 and 14 of this Ordinance as therein provided.

11. Any person claiming to be entitled under the Acts of the United Kingdom 21 and 22 Vietoria, Chapter 90, and 31 and 32 Victoria, Chapter 29, to be registered in Hong- kong under this Ordinance, shall be so registered upon producing to the Colonial Secretary, in proof of his title thereto, the diploma, licence, or certificate in virtue whereof he represents himself to have been already registered in the United Kingdom, together with a declaration, according to the form B. in the Schedule to this Ordinance, made by him before any Justice of the Peace, and impressed with a stamp for duty, by way of registration fee, of $5, setting forth that he is the person named in such diploma, licence, or certificate: Provided that,

1. Such diploma, licence or certificate has been marked for identification by such Justice of the Peace at the time of making such declaration; and 2. Either the name of such person appears in “The Medical Register" then most recently published under the Act of the United Kingdom, 21 and 22 Victoria, Chapter 90, or he produces to the Regis- trar General a certified copy signed by the Regis- trar of the General Council or of any Branch Council of the United Kingdom.

12. Any Medical or Surgical Practitioner who, pursuant to law, is registered as such and entitled accordingly to certain privileges in practising medicine or surgery, accord- ing to his qualifications in any one or more of the provinces of the dominion of Canada, or in any other British Colony other than Hongkong, shall, upon proof thereof, be entitled to be registered accordingly under this Ordinance. Documen- tary evidence of his being thus lawfully registered in such other Colony may be submitted to the Colonial Secretary by any such Practitioner who wishes to be registered in Hong- kong. If the Colonial Secretary is satisfied that such evidence establishes sufficient proof of the registration in such other Colony and of the identity of the applicant, he shall give to the Practitioner a certificate to that effect, according to the form C. in the Schedule to this Ordinance and, upon the applicant returning the same to him duly impressed with a stamp of $5 for duty by way of registration fee, shall register him accordingly under this Ordinance. If the Colonial Secretary is not satisfied, he shall submit the case to the Governor in Council for decision as to whether he shall or shall not give such certificate, and such decision shall be final.

13. Any Medical or Surgical Practitioner holding a di- ploma, a license, or a certificate of any kind concerning his professional qualifications granted to him by any Univer- sity or by any College or Faculty of Physicians or Surgeons, after and in consequence of his having passed through a course of study and examination as thorough and sufficient as is the minimum course in any like case approved by Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, under Section 21 of the Act of the United Kingdom, 21 and 22 Victoria, Chapter 90, shall, upon proof that such diploma, license, or certificate was so granted, be entitled to be registered ac- cordingly under this Ordinance. Documentary or other evidence of his identity, and of the fact that such diploma, license, or certificate was so granted may, together with his di- ploma, license, or certificate, be submitted to the Medical Board by any Practitioner who wishes to be so registered and such evidence shall, without delay, be taken fully aud fairly into consideration by the Board. If the Board are satisfied that the evidence establishes sufficient proof that the Practitioner has passed through a course of study and examinations as aforesaid, they shall give to such Practitioner a ecrtificaté to that effect, according to the form D. in the Schedule to this Ordinance, and such certificate when impressed with a stamp for duty by way of registration fee of $25—shall be to the Colonial Secretary authority for registering the Practitioner accordingly. If the Board are not satisfied, they shall submit the case, with a full report of their opi- nions about it, and of the grounds on which those opinions are based, to the Governor in Council, for decision as to whether they shall or shall not give the certificate as afore- said; such decision shall be final, and, if in the applicant's favour, shall entitle him to have given to him sucli a certifi- cate as aforesaid.

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