| An Ordinance to provide for the establishment and functions of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine as a body corporate and matters incidental thereto. (Enacted 1992) [1 August 1992] L.N. 268 of 1992 (Originally 55 of 1992) Cap 419 s 1 Short title PART I GENERAL (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance. (2)-(3) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1992) Cap 419 s 2 Interpretation In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Academy" (专科学院) means the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine established under section 3; "Academy College" (分科学院) means any Academy College recognized under section 6(1) or (3); "bylaw" (附例) means any bylaw made, and where applicable approved, under section 13; "college" (学会) means any association of persons- (a) engaged in the study or practice of a particular specialty of medicine; and (b) which is a society to which the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151) applies or which is a company within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap 32); and (c) which is neither a group of members referred to in section 6(2) nor a Faculty referred to in section 6(3)(b);"Council" (院务委员会) means the Council of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine established under section 9(1) and constituted pursuant to section 9(2) or 10(1); "Education Committee" (教育委员会) means the Education Committee established under section 11; "election" (选举) means an election held under section 9(10) for the purpose of electing members of the Council required to be elected under section 9(2)(a) and (b); "Faculty" (学部) means a Faculty recognized under section 6(2); "Fellow" (院士) means a member of the Academy admitted as a Fellow under section 3(3)(a)(i); "interim period" (过渡期间) means the period specified in section 10(2) as the period during which the Council is required to be constituted as described in section 10(1); "medicine" (医学) includes all branches of surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology and dentistry; "member of an Academy College" (分科学院成员) means any person who is a member of an Academy College under the constitution, rules or the documents of incorporation, as the case may be, of that Academy College. (Enacted 1992) Cap 419 s 3 Establishment and membership of Academy (1) There is established a body corporate to be known as the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine which may sue and be sued. (2) The members of the Academy shall be the persons admitted as such under this section. (3) Any- (a) member of an Academy College who is recommended by that Academy College for admission to the membership of the Academy, may, in accordance with subsection (4)(a) and subject to subsection (5), be admitted to such membership- (i) as a Fellow- (A) if he has successfully completed such courses or periods of training and passed such examinations held, conducted or recognized by such Academy College as are specified in the bylaws in relation to the admission of Fellows; or (B) if he had specialised and practised in a branch of medicine for 25 years or more as at the commencement of this Ordinance, and in the opinion of the Council, the conduct of his practice was consistently good throughout such years; (Replaced 80 of 1997 s. 98)(ii) as a Member if he has successfully completed such courses or periods of training and passed such examinations held, conducted or recognized by such Academy College as are specified in the bylaws in relation to the admission of Members; (iii) as an Associate if he is engaged in postgraduate medical education or in any study or other activity which is in the nature of continuing medical education or if the Academy is satisfied that he is interested in such study or activity; and (iv) as a member of such other status or standing in the Academy as is specified in the bylaws, if he is qualified under the bylaws for such admission;(b) person of eminence or any person who has rendered outstanding service to the art or science of medicine or to the Academy, may, in accordance with subsection (4)(b), be admitted to the membership of the Academy as an Honorary Fellow.(4) Any admission to membership under- (a) subsection (3)(a)- (i) shall, during the interim period only, be made by the Council, which may during that period, exercise in relation to such admission, any power conferred on the Academy under this section; and (ii) shall, after the expiration of the interim period, be made by the Academy, provided the proposed admission has been approved by the Council; and(b) subsection (3)(b) shall be made by the Council.(5) A person shall not be admitted as a member of the Academy under subsection (3)(a) unless he- (a) is a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of section 2 of the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap 161) or a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap 156); or (b) has the qualifications required for such registration or such other qualifications as the Academy considers equivalent to them. |
