EXPATRIATE MEDICAL OFFICERS: COURSES TAKEN ON STUDY LEAVE

Mr Lim Choon Mong asked the Chief Secretary whether he will give details of courses taken by expatriate medical officers sent to the United Kingdom on study leave and the degrees or diplomas for which they are expected to qualify.

Mr W. A. C. Goode: No expatriate medical officers have been sent to the United Kingdom on study leave, but since the 1st January, 1955, four expatriate officers have been granted study leave in conjunction with their ordinary leave in the United Kingdom as follows: - Appointment Amount of leave granted Courses taken (a) Medical Officer Maximum 1 year's total absence to D.T.M. & H. England. include 141 days vacation leave to D.T.M. & H. London. his credit. Part-time course at the London Hospital for Nervous Diseases. (b) Health Officer 93 days study leave plus 216 days Diploma in Industrial Health. vacation leave. (c) Medical Officer 4 weeks study leave plus 153 days M.R.C.P. Edinburgh. Haematology vacation leave. as a special subject. (d) Medical Officer 59 days study leave plus 174 days M.R.C.O.G., United Kingdom. vacation leave.