Appendix 11
X-ray Survey of Staff
(Please read in conjunction with: EDBC32/2000 Appointment of Staff in Aided Schools; and EDBCM122/2003 Education Bureau Chest X-Ray Form (Serial Number : EDB40).)
Application
1.	Application for x-ray examination before appointment should be made on E.D. Form 223.
Exemption
2.	Supply staff are exempt from pre-employment X-ray examination. However, they may be required to undergo a chest X-ray in connection with registration as a teacher or the issue of a permit with regard to their employment as teachers.
3.	The Director may exempt from pre-employment X-ray examination :
	(a)	Staff who can show that they have undergone a satisfactory chest X-ray at a Government medical institution, H.M. Forces medical institution or by a registered medical practitioner, not more than twelve months before their dates of appointment;
	(b)	Staff in possession of a WHITE Government Chest Clinic Registration Card (MD 708) showing attendance at a Government Chest Clinic twelve months or less before their dates of appointment;
	(c)	Staff in possession of a certificate from a registered medical practitioner, confirming that they are pregnant. Exemption granted to staff in this category will continue until the end of their subsequent maternity leave, at which time they should be instructed to make their own arrangements for X-ray examination, using E.D. Form 223, and to forward the result of the X-ray to the Director through their Supervisor/Principal.