Panel on Health Services

Special meeting on
Friday, 25 October 2002 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building


Agenda

* I.	Regulatory control on Chinese medicines (10:45 am - 11:15 am)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1/02-03(01) (attached)	-	Paper provided by the Administration
II.	Meeting with the Administration and deputations to discuss findings of the surveys on the proposed amendments to the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance commissioned by the Government and the private sector (11:15 am - 12:45 pm) Surveys commissioned by the Government
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1/02-03(02) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1/02-03 on 30 September 2002)	-	A critical appraisal and rebuttal of the KPMG Hong Kong Report produced for the Hong Kong Catering Industry Association : "Proposed smoking ban : impacts on Hong Kong hospitality businesses", and an analysis of the tracking survey data on expected patronage of the hospitality industry by the general population after the introduction of smoke-free policies in catering venues in Hong Kong - conducted by the Department of Community Medicine of the University of Hong Kong
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1/02-03(03) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1/02-03 on 30 September 2002)	-	Final report on the studies of air, ferry and rail travellers to Hong Kong : "Does the Government's proposal to create smoke-free catering facilities in restaurants, cafes, bars and karaokes influence the intentions of tourists to visit Hong Kong and to patronise catering venues?" - conducted by the Department of Community Medicine of the University of Hong Kong
	LC Paper No. CB(2)1/02-03(04) (Full report and the executive summary (English version only) issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1/02-03 on 30 September 2002. Chinese version of the executive summary of the report issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)134/02-03 on 21 October 2002)	-	Final report and executive summary of the regulatory impact assessment on the proposed amendments to the existing smoking legislation - conducted by Environmental Resources Management Limited
	Survey commissioned by the private sector
	LC Paper No. CB(2)2494/01-02(05) (issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)2509/01-02 on 5 July 2002)	-	KPMG Hong Kong Report produced for the Hong Kong Catering Industry Association : "Proposed smoking ban : impacts on Hong Kong hospitality businesses"
	Written submissions received (1) Karaoke Requirements Concern Group LC Paper No. CB(2)148/02-03(01) (Chinese version only) (attached) (2) Tobacco Institute of Hong Kong Limited LC Paper No. CB(2)148/02-03(02)(English version only) (attached) (3) Association of H.K. Bar & Pub Business LC Paper No. CB(2)148/02-03(03) (Chinese version only) (attached)
III.	Any other business (from 12:45 pm onwards)

^{* All other non-Panel Members are invited for the discussion of this item.}

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
23 October 2002