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advice and assistance are given on request to voluntary and private organizations engaged in the planning and erection of medical institu- tions.

32. The Auxiliary Medical Service, which is a branch of the Civil Defence Service, is administered by the Medical Defence Staff Officer who is a member of the Medical and Health Department Headquarters staff. The Director of Medical and Health Services is the Unit Controller.

33. The routine administrative, secretarial, establishment and clerical work of the Department is under the general direction of the Secretary. while the Principal Accountant and his staff deal with the financial and accounting duties. The work of the Boards section is co-ordinated by the Boards Secretary.

34. The pharmaceutical and dispensing activities are the respon- sibility of the Chief Pharmacist, who also has inspectorale duties in connexion with the Dangerous Drugs and Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinances.

35. The Government Chemist is responsible for the work of the Government Chemical Laboratory which undertakes the analytical, forensic chemistry and standards work in the Colony.

36. The Chief Hospital Secretary and his staff undertake the supply of equipment and the day-to-day lay administration of the hospital and clinic services. The hospitals and clinics are at present grouped into two large units each of which is the responsibility of a Hospital Secretary, Assistant Hospital Secretaries are posted to the larger and more impor- tant institutions within these groups.

37. Appendix I shows the establishment of the Department at 31st March. 1963.

FINANCE

38. The actual expenditure of the Medical and Health Department for the financial year ended 31st March, 1963 was $68,541,015 to which should be added a further $26.386,405 disbursed in the form of subven- tions. Capital expenditure on medical projects under the Public Works Non-Recurrent head totalled $28,262,729. These amounts represent 11.07% of the Colony's total expenditure during the year, and do not include expenditure on environmental sanitation by the Urban Services Department and the District Administration of the New Territories.

39. A Statement of Expenditure for the five years from 1958-59 to 1962-63 is shown at Appendix 3.

40. The total revenue collected from all sources by the Department Lotalled $5.119,102.

41. The largest subvention was made to the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals which received $13,799.169. In addition, a further capital grant of $3,982,752 was made towards the cost of continuing work on the redevelopment of the Kwong Wah Hospital, Other large subventions were $1,180,000 to the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital. $3,264,324 to the Grantham Hospital. $1,132,890 to the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association, $743.179 to the Mission to Lepers, Hong Kong Auxiliary and $579,931 to the Pok Oi Hospital.

LEGISLATION

42. The following legislation dealing with medical and health matters was enacted during the year 1962-63. Mention is made of the purpose of the more important ordinances in the body of this report.

Ordinances:

(i) Medical Registration (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962. (ii) Penicillin (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962,

(iii) Dentists Registration (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962. (iv) Mental Health (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962.

Rules and Regulations:

(2) Poisons (Amendment) Regulations, 1962, (G.N.A. 60/62). (6) Poisons List (Amendment) Regulations, 1962, (G.N.A. 61/62). (c) Poisons List (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1962, (G.N.A.

62/63).

(d) Dentists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) (Amend-

ment) Regulations, 1962, (G.N.A. 70/62).

(e) Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Regulations, 1962, (G.N.A.

112/62)

PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS

43. There are five statutory bodies dealing respectively with the registration of medical practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and midwives. The Hong Kong Medical Council has statutory powers governing the registration of medical practitioners and has duties in connexion with disciplinary proceedings and offences; it is not an ex- amining body. The Dental Council, Pharmacy Board, Nursing Board and Midwives Board all maintain registers, regulate training, hold examina- tions leading to registration or enrolment and have disciplinary powers.