### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

20W. Review by Council of recommendations of Health Committee
(1) On making a recommendation under section 20V(1)(c) or (d), the Health Committee shall notify the registered medical practitioner concerned in writing. 
(2) Within 14 days after receiving a notification under subsection (1), the registered medical practitioner may appeal to the Council against the Committee’s recommendation, setting out the reasons relied upon. 
(3) In determining an appeal under subsection (2), the Council may—
(a) invite the appellant to appear before it to give further submission; 
(b) allow counsel or solicitor to appear on behalf of the appellant. 
(4) The Council may affirm, vary or reverse the recommendation of the Health Committee appealed against. 
(5) The decision of the Council under this section is final. 

20X. Appointment of inquiry panel
(1) The Council must appoint an inquiry panel for the inquiry of a case if—
(a) the Council receives a notification under section 20T(2A) informing the Council of a Preliminary Investigation Committee’s decision to refer the case to an inquiry panel; or
(b) the Court of Appeal remits the case to the Council under section 26(1A)(b)(ii).
(2) An inquiry panel appointed under subsection (1) must consist of—
(a) 3 registered medical practitioners each of whom is—
(i) a member of the Council; or
(ii) a medical assessor; and
(b) 2 lay persons each of whom is—
(i) a lay member of the Council; or
(ii) a lay assessor.
(3) The Council must appoint a member of an inquiry panel to be the chairperson of the panel.
(4) If, before the proceedings of an inquiry panel are concluded, a vacancy occurs in the membership of the panel because of the death, resignation or otherwise of a member, the Council must, as soon as possible, appoint another inquiry panel to hold a new inquiry.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if, when the vacancy occurs because of the circumstances mentioned in that subsection—
(a) the inquiry panel has decided to make an order referred to in section 21(1); but
(b) the order has not yet been issued.
(Added 15 of 2018 s. 22)

20Y. Referral by inquiry panel
In the course of its inquiry into a case, an inquiry panel may, if it thinks appropriate—
(a) refer the case to the Education and Accreditation Committee, the Ethics Committee or the Health Committee for consideration; or
(b) refer the case back to the Preliminary Investigation Committee concerned.
(Added 15 of 2018 s. 22)

### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

24. Appearance of counsel, etc.
(1) The complainant in any inquiry under section 21 and the person whose conduct is the subject of such inquiry shall be entitled to be represented by counsel or by a solicitor throughout the inquiry. (Amended 7 of 1996 s. 30) 
(2) A person whose fitness to practise is the subject of a hearing by the Health Committee is entitled to be assisted by counsel or by a solicitor at the hearing. (Added 7 of 1996 s. 30. Amended 15 of 2018 s. 28)

25. Orders of Council and inquiry panel
(Amended 15 of 2018 s. 29)(1) A copy of any order made under section 21(1)(i), (ii), (iii), (iiia), (iiib), (iv) or (iva) or 21A(1) shall be served forthwith by the Registrar upon the registered medical practitioner concerned, either personally or by registered post addressed to his registered address. (Amended 39 of 1974 s. 3)
(1A) If an inquiry panel makes an order under section 21(1)(v), the Registrar must immediately serve the order, together with the warning letter, on the registered medical practitioner concerned, either personally or by registered post addressed to the practitioner’s registered address. (Replaced 15 of 2018 s. 29)
(2) Unless an order under section 21(1)(iva) is made at the same time as another order is made under section 21(1) (inquiry panel’s order

### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

26. Appeals against orders of Council and inquiry panel
(Amended 15 of 2018 s. 30)(1) Any registered medical practitioner who is aggrieved by any order made in respect of him under section 19, 19B(2) or 21A may appeal to the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Appeal may thereupon affirm, reverse or vary the order appealed against, or remit the case to the Council for reconsideration. (Amended 15 of 2018 s. 30)
(1A) A registered medical practitioner who is aggrieved by an order made by an inquiry panel in respect of the practitioner under section 21 may appeal to the Court of Appeal, and the Court may—
(a) affirm, reverse or vary the order; or
(b) remit the case to—
(i) the inquiry panel (old panel

27. Fraudulent registration
Every person who fraudulently procures or attempts to procure himself or any other person to be registered, or to have his or any other person’s name included in the Specialist Register, by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false or fraudulent representation or declarations, either oral or in writing, commits an offence and is liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 3 years. 
(Amended 68 of 1986 s. 4; 7 of 1996 s. 33)

### Medical Registration Ordinance 《醫生註冊條例》

29. Exemption from registration
The following persons shall be exempted from registration and shall be deemed to be registered medical practitioners while serving in or holding the appointments or positions specified— (Amended 2 of 2012 s. 3)
(a) all medical officers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army serving in Hong Kong; (Amended 25 of 1984 s. 10; 2 of 2012 s. 3)
(b) all ships’ surgeons while in the discharge of their duties.
(c)-(d) (Repealed 34 of 1995 s. 16)

30. Certain medical examiners may be exempted
(1) Notwithstanding that he may not be entitled to be registered, a person who is registered as a medical practitioner in a state, territory or place outside Hong Kong and who is employed by the government of that state, territory or place, as the case may be, may, with the consent of the Chief Executive, conduct medical examinations of applicants for admission into that state, territory or place, as the case may be, with a view to ascertaining their fitness for admission. (Amended 7 of 1996 s. 35; 23 of 1998 s. 2)
(2) Such consent may be given subject to such conditions as the Chief Executive may think fit to impose and may be revoked at any time in the absolute discretion of the Chief Executive. 
(Amended 12 of 1962 s. 4; 37 of 2000 s. 3)