WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1986
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NEW DRUGS LAW CAUSES INCONVENIENCE TO PUBLIC
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THE PASSAGE OF THE PHARMACY AND POISONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 MIGHT CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC, DR THE HON CONRAD LAM SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE OF THE BILL, HE SAID ALTHOUGH THE ADVANTAGES OF THE BILL TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OUT-WEIGHED ANY DISADVANTAGES, IT MIGHT CREATE A FALSE IMPRESSION ON THE PUBLIC.
+THE BILL MAY GIVE RISE TO AN EMBARRASSMENT TO DOCTORS IN THAT WHILE A LISTED SELLER OF POISON CANNOT DISPENSE A NON-POISON MEDICINE BY PRESCRIPTION, IT MAY SELL THE SAME MEDICINE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION.
+THIS MAY CREATE A FALSE IMPRESSION TO THE PUBLIC THAT IT MAY BE MORE CONVENIENT TO DO WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION, HE SAID.
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MOREOVER, DR LAM SAID, THERE WERE AT PRESENT ONLY 569 REGISTERED PHARMACIST IN HONG KONG, AND URGED THE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF REGISTERED PHARMACISTS, AFTER THE LAW WAS ENACTED..
+ AFTER THE PASSING OF THE BILL, ONLY 167 STORES, AS AUTHORISED SELLER OF POISONS, WILL BE ABLE TO SELL PART I POISON IN THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG.
+WHILE AN AUTHORISED SELLER OF POISONS IS REQUIRED ONLY TO ENGAGE A REGISTERED PHARMACIST TO CONDUCT THE DISPENSING OF MEDICINES FOR TWO-THIRDS OF THE TIME DURING WHICH THE SELLER OPENS FOR BUSINESS, THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE MEDICINE THEY NEED FROM AN AUTHORISED SELLER OF POISONS FOR ONE-THIRD OF THE SELLERS' OPENING TIME,+ HE SAID.
EXPERIENCE MAKES UPDATING OF MTR BY-LAWS NECESSARY *****
REVISION OF THE MASS TRANS IT RAILWAY BY-LAWS IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AS A RESULT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED IN OPERATING THE RAILWAY SINCE IT OPENED IN 1979, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON HARNAM GREWAL, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THAT THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY BY-LAWS 1986 BE APPROVED, MR GREWAL SAID THE BY-LAWS INVOLVED GENERAL UPDATING AND REFINEMENT, THOUGH THE REVISION OF PART I WAS INTENDED PARTICULARLY TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF FARE EVASION.
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