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

Meeting on Friday, 5 December 2003 at around 4:30 pm
(immediately after House Committee meeting)
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.	Meeting with the Administration (4:30 pm - 6:15 pm)
	LC Paper No. CB(2)551/03-04(01) (attached and to be tabled)	-	Further information provided by the Administration on the issues raised at previous meetings
	LC Paper No. CB(2)551/03-04(02) (to be tabled)	-	Final version of the Application Handbook for Registration of Propriety Chinese Medicines
	LC Paper No. CB(2)551/03-04(03) (to be tabled)	-	Technical Guidelines for Registration of Proprietary Chinese Medicine
	Relevant papers previously issued
	Please refer to the Appendix.
II.	Way forward (6:15 pm - 6:30 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
5 December 2003

Appendix

Relevant papers previously issued

Commencement Notices
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)
Papers provided by the Administration
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
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
LC Paper No. CB(2)536/03-04(03) (issued on 3.12.2003)	-	Speaking note of the Deputy Director of Health responding to the concerns of the trade at the meeting
Submissions and summary of views
LC Paper No. CB(2)513/03-04(01) (issued on 1.12.2003)	-	Summary of views expressed by organisations and individuals on the three Commencement Notices (as at 28 November 2003)
LC Paper No. CB(2)536/03-04(01) (issued on 3.12.2003)	-	Written submission from Hong Kong Chinese Prepared Medicine Traders Association Limited
LC Paper No. CB(2)536/03-04(02) (issued on 3.12.2003)	-	Further submission from Hong Kong Medicine Dealers' Guild
LC Paper No. CB(2)546/03-04(01) (issued on 4.12.2003)	-	Further submission from the Hong Kong Society of Chinese Medicines