Amendment to HKAM Regulation

Fellows should have received the ballot papers regarding the proposed deletion of HKAM Regulation section 9(3), which states that no Fellow shall serve on the Council for a continuous period of more than 8 years.  The voting deadline is 4 June 2002.  Votes will be counted by the Auditors on 5 June.  If the proposed deletion is supported by majority of Fellows who have voted, the proposal will be submitted to LegCo for approval.  Fellows will be informed of the result in due course.  As stated in the Honorary Secretary’s covering letter enclosed with the postal ballots, the Constitutions Committee has also reviewed other parts of the Academy constitutions and these are being scrutinized. 

Admission of New Fellows

The Academy admitted 126 new Fellows at the EGM held on 16 May 2002.  Formal conferment ceremony will be held in December this year.

The Role and the Responsibility of the Academy in the introduction and utilization of New Treatment modalities in Hong Kong

Council has discussed this subject and is of the unanimous view that introduction of New modalities in Hong Kong must be properly monitored and regulated.  The Academy Council is now preparing a position paper on this.  The paper will be publicized when it is finalized.

2002 Annual Subscription

Fellows are reminded that the 2002 subscription was due on 1 January 2002.  According to the existing policy, all subscriptions will be subject to a surcharge of 5% if settled after 30 June of the subscription year.  Fellows who have not yet settled their subscriptions should send in their payment as soon as possible. Fellows who have retired can choose to become retired Fellows and will be entitled to retired subscription rate, which is only one-third of the full rate.  Fellows who are residing overseas can apply to change their status to overseas Fellows and will be entitled to overseas rate, which is half of full rate.