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The following is issued on behalf of the Optometrists Board -

Part II optometrists with more than one year experience may apply for registration as Part I optometrists after completion of an ocular pharmacology course, a spokesman for the Secretariat of the Optometrists Board said today (May 26).

The Optometrists (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) (Amendment) Regulation 2000, published in the Gazette today, provides that a Part II optometrist holding a Certificate of Attainment in Ocular Pharmacology issued by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University shall be qualified to be registered as a Part I optometrist if he has practised as a Part II optometrist for one year or more, or has other experience recognized by the Optometrists Board for that purpose. If the Legislative Council has no objection, the new arrangement will come into effect on 1 July 2000.

The spokesman explained: "Part II optometrists are not allowed to use any diagnostic agent other than staining agents in the course of their practice. After completion of the course and obtaining the required experience, a Part II optometrist may apply for registration as a Part I optometrist, who may practise optometry without such restriction."

Interested parties may obtain further details from the Secretariat of the Optometrists Board -

The Secretariat of the Optometrists Board
2/F Shun Feng International Centre
182 Queen's Road East
Wanchai
Hong Kong

Enquiries can be made on
2527 8369 or 2527 8360 (Office Hours)
2574 4333 (24-hour enquiry hotline)

End/Friday, May 26, 2000

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