1 The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (hereinaf-ter refered to as Party A) and the National Health Administrati-on of the Republic of China (hereinafter refered to as Party B), recognizing the friendly relations existing between the two cou-ntries and their respective peoples,being desirous of developing medical cooperation, andimplementing the arrangements of the Memorandum signed on the n-inth of Jamad 1399 H corresponding to the twenty-eighth of Nove-mber 1980 have agreed as follows:Ⅰ Subject 1 In view of the traditional intimate frienship and in the sp- irit of complete and mutual understanding, Party B undertak- es to delegate a mission of hospital personnel (hereinaftercalled "the Mission") to support the operation of the two h- ospitals at Jeddah and Hofuf-such services not to be extend- ed to other hospitals and clinics except in emergencies und- er the "Five New Government General Hospitals Project" of t- he Kingdom. The recruited members of Mission shall be well qualified and of fine character. The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (hereinaf-ter refered to as Party A) and the National Health Administrati-on of the Republic of China (hereinafter refered to as Party B), recognizing the friendly relations existing between the two cou-ntries and their respective peoples,being desirous of developing medical cooperation, andimplementing the arrangements of the Memorandum signed on the n-inth of Jamad 1399 H corresponding to the twenty-eighth of Nove-mber 1980 have agreed as follows:Ⅰ Subject1 In view of the traditional intimate frienship and in the s-pirit of complete and mutual understanding, Party B undert-akes to delegate a mission of hospital personnel (hereinaf-ter called "the Mission") to support the operation of thetwo hospitals at Jeddah and Hofuf-such services not to beextended to other hospitals and clinics except in emergenc-ies under the "Five New Government General Hospitals Proj- ect" of the Kingdom. The recruited members of Mission shallbe well qualified and of fine character.2 The main functions of the Mission shall be to provide medi-cal services of high quality to the people of Saudi Arabia,and to conduct teaching programs to train young Saudi doct-ors.3 The Mission shall include, but not limited to, medical doc-tors (including short-term consultant), para-medical and m-aintenance personnel. In addition, the administrative staf-f, medical assistants and other hospital personnel will besent upon the request of Party A.4 Notwithstanding the terms of the contracts signed betweenthe members of the Mission and party A, either Party shallhave the right to replace any member of the Mission by mut-ual agreement.Ⅱ Evaluation and Recognition of Qualification1 Medical doctorsa. To be recognized as a specialist, a physician must comp-lete a residency in a special field in an approved teac- hing hospital for not less than 4 years. b. The pay scale for the specialist will follow that of M.B., B.S.+Ph.D. in medicine (Serial No. 4 "Pay Scale of D- octors and Dentists"). c. The pay scale for the nonspecialist will follow that of M.B., B.S. (Serial No. 1 of "Pay Scale for Doctors and Dentists"). d. Residents who have completed their four-year residencytraining programs at hospitals of either countries shall be promoted to specialist attending doctors depending on their convincing medical technical performance. Consequ- ently, the payroll shall be adjusted accordingly. 2 Short-Term Consultantsa. Short-term consultants shall serve in the Kingdom for noless than three months and no more than six months at o- ne time, or for any length of time mutually agreed upon in advance. b. Short-term consultants at the Professor level shall bepaid within the range of SR18,000 and SR20,000 per mont- h. c. Short-term consultants at the Associate Professor levelshall be paid within the range of Ss15,000 and SR18,000 per month. 3 Para-Medical PersonnelTheir qualification will be recognized according to the ce-rtification.Ⅲ Program Management1 Party A shall expedite supplies of needed medicine and equ-ipment of the hospitals.2 Party B shall, in addition to the short-term consultant, s-upply at least 50 doctor specialists.3 For the training of young doctors, a teaching program prop-osal shall be drawn up jointly by both Parties for furtherdiscussion.Ⅳ Administration Expenses1 Papty A shall provide Party B with a lump sum of SR1,000,0-00 every year at the beginning of each year as administrat-ive expenses.2 Party A shall also pay the salaries of one Mission Leaderand two assistants appointed by Party B for managing the a-ffairs of the Medical Cooperation Program and for assistingParty A to set up administrative system. The salaries of t-he assistants shall be fixed according to the pay scale ofpara-medical personnel, and the salary of the Mission Lead-er shall be negotiated on contract basis.3 Salary and preparation allowance shall be paid within twomonths and one week respectively after the arrival of memb-ers. Otherwise, a special fund shall be allocated as a loanfor temporary needs of the new members.Ⅴ Termination of the Program1 This Memorandum may be reviewed or amended every year if e-ither of the two Parties deems it necessary and by mutualagreement.2 Either Party shall notify the other Party in writing of itsdesire to terminate the program. Such notice shall be giventwelve months prior to the date of termination.3 This Memorandum is considered valid as from 1st December 1-981.(Signed)T. C. HsuDirector-GeneralNational Health AdministrationRepublic of China(Signed)Hussein A. GezairyMinister of HealthKingdom of Saudi Arabia2 The main functions of the Mission shall be to provide medi-cal services of high quality to the people of Saudi Arabia,and to conduct teaching programs to train young Saudi doct-ors.3 The Mission shall include, but not limited to, medical doc-tors (including short-term consultant), para-medical and m-aintenance personnel. In addition, the administrative staf-f, medical assistants and other hospital personnel will besent upon the request of Party A.4 Notwithstanding the terms of the contracts signed betweenthe members of the Mission and party A, either Party shallhave the right to replace any member of the Mission by mut-ual agreement.Ⅱ Evaluation and Recognition of Qualification1 Medical doctorsa. To be recognized as a specialist, a physician must comp-lete a residency in a special field in an approved teac- hing hospital for not less than 4 years. b. The pay scale for the specialist will follow that of M.-B., B.S.+Ph.D. in medicine (Serial No. 4 "Pay Scale of Doctors and Dentists"). c. The pay scale for the nonspecialist will follow that of M.B., B.S. (Serial No. 1 of "Pay Scale for Doctors and Dentists"). d. Residents who have completed their four-year residencytraining programs at hospitals of either countries shall be promoted to specialist attending doctors depending on their convincing medical technical performance. Consequ- ently, the payroll shall be adjusted accordingly. 2 Short-Term Consultantsa. Short-term consultants shall serve in the Kingdom for noless than three months and no more than six months at o- ne time, or for any length of time mutually agreed upon in advance. b. Short-term consultants at the Professor level shall bepaid within the range of SR18,000 and SR20,000 per mont- h. c. Short-term consultants at the Associate Professor levelshall be paid within the range of Ss15,000 and SR18,000 per month. 3 Para-Medical PersonnelTheir qualification will be recognized according to the ce-rtification.Ⅲ Program Management1 Party A shall expedite supplies of needed medicine and equ-ipment of the hospitals.2 Party B shall, in addition to the short-term consultant, s-upply at least 50 doctor specialists.3 For the training of young doctors, a teaching program prop-osal shall be drawn up jointly by both Parties for furtherdiscussion.Ⅳ Administration Expenses1 Papty A shall provide Party B with a lump sum of SR1,000,0-00 every year at the beginning of each year as administrat-ive expenses.2 Party A shall also pay the salaries of one Mission Leaderand two assistants appointed by Party B for managing the a-ffairs of the Medical Cooperation Program and for assistingParty A to set up administrative system. The salaries of t-he assistants shall be fixed according to the pay scale ofpara-medical personnel, and the salary of the Mission Lead-er shall be negotiated on contract basis.3 Salary and preparation allowance shall be paid within twomonths and one week respectively after the arrival of memb-ers. Otherwise, a special fund shall be allocated as a loanfor temporary needs of the new members.Ⅴ Termination of the Program1 This Memorandum may be reviewed or amended every year if e-ither of the two Parties deems it necessary and by mutualagreement.2 Either Party shall notify the other Party in writing of itsdesire to terminate the program. Such notice shall be giventwelve months prior to the date of termination.3 This Memorandum is considered valid as from 1st December 1-981.(Signed)T. C. HsuDirector-GeneralNational Health AdministrationRepublic of China(Signed)Hussein A. GezairyMinister of HealthKingdom of Saudi Arabia