Hong Kong Ordinances

HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Academy" (專科學院) means the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine established
under section 3;

"Academy College" (分科學院) 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" (學會) 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" (院務委員會) 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" (教育委員會) means the Education Committee
established under section 11;

"election" (選舉) 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" (學部) 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" (過渡期間) 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" (醫學) includes all branches of surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology
and dentistry;

"member of an Academy College" (分科學院成員) 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)

"Academy" (專科學院)

"Academy College" (分科學院)

"bylaw" (附例)

"college" (學會)

"Council" (院務委員會)

"Education Committee" (教育委員會)

"election" (選舉)

"Faculty" (學部)

"Fellow" (院士)

"interim period" (過渡期間)

"medicine" (醫學)

"member of an Academy College" (分科學院成員)