Bills Committee on Undesirable Medical Advertisements
(Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2004

Meeting on Monday, 17 January 2005 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda



I.Meeting with the Administration
(10:45 am - 12:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)580/04-05(01)
(attached)

-The Administration's response to issues raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 9 December 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)434/04-05(01)
(issued on 15.12.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from Professor S K LAM of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)475/04-05(01)
(issued on 20.12.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

LC Paper No. CB(2)580/04-05(02)
(issued on 7.1.2005)(Chinese version only)

-Copy of letter dated 4 January 2005 from Hon LI Kwok-ying to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)580/04-05(03)
(issued on 7.1.2005)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Lion Rock Institute

LC Paper No. CB(2)630/04-05(01)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Better Hong Kong Movement Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)630/04-05(02)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Mr Alexander YUEN

IN18/04-05
(attached)

-Information note on "Recent developments in the regulation of health food in the United States" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

IN19/04-05
(attached)

-Information note on "Regulation of health food in the United Kingdom" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No. CB(2)673/04-05(01)
(attached)

-Letter dated 6 December 2004 from Legal Service Division to the Administration

(A list of other relevant papers previously issued is in the Appendix)

II.Date of next meeting
(12:35 pm - 12:40 pm)

III.Any other business
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)



Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
14 January 2005

Appendix

Other relevant papers previously issued



Background information on the Bill

Ref : HWF CR 1/3231/03 Pt.8
(issued by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau in October 2004)

-Legislative Council Brief

LC Paper No. LS3/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)47/04-05 on 14.10.2004)

-Legal Service Division Report on the Bill

LC Paper No. CB(2)54/04-05(01)
(issued on 1.11.2004)

-Background paper prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat

The Bill and marked-up copy

LC Paper No. CB(3)35/04-05
(issued on 8.10.2004)

-The Bill

(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05 on 19.11.2004)

-Marked-up copy of the Bill

Letter from Legal Service Division to the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05(02)
(issued on 22.11.2004)

-Letter dated 27 October 2004 from the Legal Service Division to the Administration

Administration's response to Legal Service Division's letter

LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05(03)
(issued on 22.11.2004)

-Administration's response to Legal Service Division's letter dated 27 October 2004

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(01)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05 on 22.11.2004)

-The Administration's response to issues raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 2 November 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)364/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 7.12.2004; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)370/04-05 on 9.12.2004)

-The Administration's response to issues raised by the Bills Committee at the meeting on 23 November 2004

Submissions received

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(02)
(issued on 19.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Chinese Herbalists Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(03)
(issued on 19.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Chinese Prepared Medicine Traders Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(04)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)273/04-05 on 24.11.2004)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Health Food Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(05)
(issued on 19.11.2004))(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(06)
(issued on 19.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Direct Selling of Hong Kong Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(07)
(issued on 19.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Ocean Pharmaceutical (Hong Kong) Limited

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(08)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)273/04-05 on 24.11.2004)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Retail Management Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(09)
(English version issued on 19.11.2004; Chinese version issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05 on 22.11.2004)

-Submission from the Consumer Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(10)
(issued on 19.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(11)
(issued on 19.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong YEE YEE Tong Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(12)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05 on 22.11.2004) (English version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Doctors Union

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(13)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05 on 22.11.2004) (English version only)

-Submission from the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(14)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)273/04-05 on 24.11.2004) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(15)
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05 on 22.11.2004) (English version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Suppliers Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)251/04-05(16)
(issued on 19.11.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from Mr Yip Ming

LC Paper No. CB(2)259/04-05(01)
(issued on 22.11.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Medical Association

LC Paper No. CB(2)273/04-05(01)
(issued on 24.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)273/04-05(02)
(issued on 24.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Society of Chinese Medicines

LC Paper No. CB(2)273/04-05(03)
(issued on 24.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the International General Chinese Herbalists and Medicine Professionals Association Ltd.

LC Paper No. CB(2)301/04-05(01)
(issued on 30.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Medicine Dealers' Guild

LC Paper No. CB(2)301/04-05(02)
(issued on 30.11.2004)(Chinese version only)

-Submission from Watson's The Chemist

LC Paper No. CB(2)364/04-05(02)
(issued on 7.12.2004)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Association of The Pharmaceutical Industry

LC Paper No. CB(2)374/04-05(01)
(issued on 8.12.2004)(English version only)

-Submission from the A.S. Watson Group (HK) Limited - PARKnSHOP