Panel on Health Services

Meeting on Monday, 19 December 2016, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)258/16-17(01)
(issued on 29 November 2016)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on the proposed amendments to the Schedule to the Declaration of Mental Hospital (Consolidation) Order

LC Paper No. CB(2)329/16-17(01)
(issued on 7 December 2016)

-2015-2016 Annual Report of the Health and Medical Research Fund provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)357/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 8 December 2016)

-Letter dated 7 December 2016 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung requesting an early discussion by the Panel on issues relating to the redevelopment of the Prince of Wales Hospital, phase 2 (stage 1)

LC Paper No. CB(2)430/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16 December 2016)

-Referral from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat on issues relating to healthcare services for grass-roots elderly (Restricted to members only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)438/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16 December 2016)

-Letter dated 15 December 2016 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung requesting an urgent discussion by the Panel on the review of the fees and charges for public hospital services

LC Paper No. CB(2)446/16-17(01)
(issued on 16 December 2016)

-Administration's response to the issues raised in the letter dated 7 December 2016 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung concerning the redevelopment of the Prince of Wales Hospital, phase 2 (stage 1)

LC Paper No. CB(2)452/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16 December 2016)

-Letter dated 16 December 2016 from Dr Hon Pierre CHAN requesting the Panel to hold a special meeting to discuss the review of the fees and charges of public hospital services

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(01)
(updated version issued on 16 December 2016)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(02)
(issued on 16 December 2016)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Drug management of the Hospital Authority


(4:40 pm - 5:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(03)
(issued on 13 December 2016)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(04)
(issued on 14 December 2016)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)370/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 12 December 2016)

-Letter dated 7 December 2016 from Hon CHAN Han-pan requesting the discussion by the Panel on issues relating to the inclusion of Eculizumab in the Drug Formulary of the Hospital Authority for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

LC Paper No. CB(2)437/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16 December 2016)

-Letter dated 14 December 2016 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung concerning the policy on rare diseases and drug for rare diseases

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this itemIV.

Proposal to amend the health warnings on packets and retail containers of tobacco products


(5:15 pm - 5:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(05)
(issued on 13 December 2016)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(06)
(issued on 13 December 2016)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)223/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 18 November 2016)

-Letter dated 18 November 2016 from Hon SHIU Ka-fai requesting the Panel to discuss the Administration's legislative proposals on health warnings on packets and retail containers of tobacco products

LC Paper No. CB(2)272/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 29 November 2016)

-Letter dated 28 November 2016 from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen requesting the Panel to discuss the Administration's legislative proposals on health warnings on packets and retail containers of tobacco products

Other relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(07)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 13 December 2016)

-Submission from Coalition on Tobacco Affairs Limited

LC Paper No. CB(2)411/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 14 December 2016)

-Joint submission from four cigar companies

LC Paper No. CB(2)425/16-17(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 15 December 2016)

-Submission from British American Tobacco Company (Hong Kong) Limited

LC Paper No. CB(2)453/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16 December 2016)

-Referral from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat on the impacts of the Administration's proposal to amend the health warnings on cigarette packets on operators of newspaper stalls (Restricted to members only)

LC Paper No. CB(2)460/16-17(01)
(Chinese version only) (attached)

-Submission from Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health

LC Paper No. CB(2)460/16-17(02)
(Chinese version only) (attached)

-Submission from Nan Yang Brothers Tobacco Co., Ltd.

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this item V.

Development of the stage two Electronic Health Record Programme


(5:50 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(08)
(issued on 13 December 2016)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)386/16-17(09)
(issued on 13 December 2016)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

VI.

Any other business


(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this item

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 December 2016