Panel on Health Services

Meeting on Monday, 17 December 2018, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 17 December 2018)

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)326/18-19(01)
(issued on 28 November 2018)

-2017-2018 Annual Report of the Health and Medical Research Fund provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)373/18-19(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 4 December 2018)

-Letter dated 29 November 2018 from Dr Hon Helena WONG requesting the Panel to discuss the management and testing of pharmaceutical products

LC Paper No. CB(2)374/18-19(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 4 December 2018)

-Letter dated 29 November 2018 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG requesting the Panel to discuss the safeguarding of the rights of patients with rare diseases through legislation

LC Paper No. CB(2)375/18-19(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 4 December 2018)

-Submission dated 27 November 2018 from Self Help Group for the Brain Damaged proposing the Panel to discuss the measures for stroke prevention

LC Paper No. CB(2)455/18-19(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 December 2018)

-Letter dated 13 December 2018 from Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki requesting the Panel to discuss issues relating to the definition of proprietary Chinese medicines under the Chinese Medicine Ordinance (Cap. 549) and the registration of these products

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)423/18-19(01)
(issued on 14 December 2018)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)423/18-19(02)
(issued on 14 December 2018)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Development of Chinese medicine


(4:40 pm - 5:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)423/18-19(03)
(Chinese version issued on 11 December 2018; English version issued on 13 December 2018)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)423/18-19(04)
(issued on 14 December 2018)

-Background brief on development of Chinese medicine hospital and provision of subsidized Chinese medicine services prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)423/18-19(05)
(issued on 14 December 2018)

-Background brief on Chinese Medicine Development Fund prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Other relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(2)473/18-19(01)
(Chinese version only) (attached)

-Submission dated 17 December 2018 from Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Pharmacists Association

IV.

Collaboration-referral mechanism between Department of Health and Hospital Authority in respect of dermatological services provided by Department of Health


(5:35 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)423/18-19(06)
(issued on 11 December 2018)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)423/18-19(07)
(issued on 13 December 2018)

-Information note prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Other relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(2)341/18-19(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 28 November 2018)

-Submission dated 23 November 2018 from Hong Kong Psoriasis Patients Association proposing the Panel to discuss the provision of dermatology service in the public healthcare system and treatment for psoriasis

V.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
17 December 2018