Subcommittee on
Commencement Notices under the Chinese Medicine Ordinance,
Chinese Medicine (Fees) Regulation and Chinese Medicines Regulation

Meeting on Friday, 28 November 2003 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meetings
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 473/03-04
(issued on 27.11.2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 10 November 2003

LC Paper No. CB(2) 474/03-04
(issued on 27.11.2003)

-Minutes of meeting on 12 November 2003

II.Meeting with deputations
(10:50 am - 11:45 am)

1.The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 414/03-04(01) - issued on 21.11.2003] (Chinese version only)
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 471/03-04(01) - issued on 27.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

2.The Hong Kong Medicine Dealers' Guild
[Joint submission with five other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(01) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)
[Joint submission with four other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(02) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 481/03-04(03) - to table] (Chinese version only)

3.The Association of Hygiene Hong Kong
[Joint submission with five other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(01) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

4.Hong Kong General Chamber of Pharmacy Ltd.
[Joint submission with five other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(01) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

5.Sin-Hua Herbalists' & Herb Dealers Promotion Society Ltd.
[Joint submission with five other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(01) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

6.Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd.
[Joint submission with four other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(02) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 471/03-04(02) - issued on 27.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

7.Hong Kong and Kowloon Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd.
[Joint submission with four other organisations LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(02) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

8.Hong Kong Yee Yee Tong Chinese Medicine Merchants Association Ltd.
[Joint submission with four other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(02) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

9.International General Chinese Herbalists and Medicine Professionals Association Ltd.
[Joint submission with four other organisations
LC Paper No. CB(2) 426/03-04(02) - issued on 24.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

10.H.K. Chinese Patent Medicine Manufacturers' Association Ltd.

11.Hong Kong Chinese Prepared Medicine Traders Association Limited
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 471/03-04(03) - issued on 27.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

12.Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association Limited
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 481/03-04(01) - to table] (Chinese version only)

13.Po Sau Tong Ginseng & Antler Association Hong Kong Limited
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 471/03-04(04) - issued on 27.11.2003] (Chinese version only)

14.The Hong Kong Society of Chinese Medicines
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 481/03-04(02) - to table] (Chinese version only)

15.Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association Ltd.

Other submissions received

Choy's International Health Products Limited
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 458/03-04(01)] (issued on 26.11.2003)

Joint submission from some manufacturers and traders of propriety Chinese medicines
[LC Paper No. CB(2) 458/03-04(02)] (issued on 26.11.2003)

III.Meeting with the Administration
(11:45 am - 12:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 458/03-04(03)
(issued on 26.11.2003)

-Administration's response to the submissions issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)414/03-04(01) and CB(2)426/03-04(01) and (02)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 458/03-04(04)
(issued on 26.11.2003)

-Administration's response to the issues and concerns raised at previous meetings

LC Paper No. CB(2) 458/03-04(05)
(issued on 26.11.2003)

-Further information provided by the Administration as requested by members at the meeting on 10 November 2003

Relevant papers previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2) 251/03-04(01)
(issued on 7.11.2003)

-The Chinese Medicine Ordinance (Cap. 549) (Commencement) (No. 2) Notice 2003 (L.N. 227 of 2003) and extract from the Chinese Medicine Ordinance (sections 120 to 128, 130, 162, 163, 167 and 175)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 251/03-04(02)
(issued on 7.11.2003)

-The Chinese Medicine (Fees) Regulation (Cap. 549 sub. leg E) (Commencement) (No. 2) Notice 2003 (L.N. 228 of 2003) and extract from the Chinese Medicine (Fees) Regulation (items 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18 of the Schedule)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 251/03-04(03)
(issued on 7.11.2003)

-The Chinese Medicines Regulation (Cap. 549 sub. leg F) (Commencement) (No. 2) Notice 2003 (L.N. 229 of 2003) and extract from the Chinese Medicines Regulation (sections 15 and 38 and Schedule 3)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 252/03-04(01)
(issued on 8.11.2003)

-Members' brief

LC Paper No. CB(2) 252/03-04(02)
(issued on 8.11.2003)

The Administration's paper on the regulation of Chinese Medicines in Hong Kong

IV.Any other business
(12:30 pm onwards)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 November 2003