Hong Kong Ordinances

CHINESE MEDICINE ORDINANCE - SECT 70

Refusal of application for registration

(1) The Practitioners Board may, subject to section 71, refuse to approve the
application of a person for registration if it is satisfied-

   (a)  after due inquiry, that the person has been convicted in Hong Kong or
        elsewhere of any offence punishable with imprisonment;

   (b)  after due inquiry, that the person has been found guilty in Hong Kong
        or elsewhere of misconduct in a professional respect;

   (c)  that the person is not qualified to be registered; or

   (d)  that the person has sought to obtain registration by fraud or
        misrepresentation.

(2) Where the Practitioners Board refuses an application, the Secretary of the
Practitioners Board shall notify the applicant in writing of the decision and
the reasons of refusal.