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WORKING PARTY ON PHARMACY PRACTICE INVITES PUBLIC COMMENTS

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THE WORKING PARTY ON THE PRACTICE ON PHARMACY AND ANCILLARY MATTERS TODAY CALLED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS WITHIN ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE WHICH INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE LAW RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF PHARMACISTS AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FACILITIES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING PARTY SAID WHILE THE PARTY HAS BEEN CONSTITUTED TO REFLECT A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF ALL INTERESTS CONCERNED, IT WISHES TO ENSURE THAT WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT ARE COVERED IN ITS DELIBERATIONS.

ALL SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY TO THE WORKING PARTY, C/O THE SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, TO REACH HIM NOT LATER THAN MARCH 15.

THE WORKING PARTY, UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR ALEX WU, HAS HELD TWO MEETINGS SINCE ITS FORMATION LAST NOVEMBER.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

TO CONSIDER 1-

(A) WHETHER THE LAW REQUIRING THE EMPLOYMENT OF

PHARMACISTS REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE (CAP. 138) SHOULD BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY=

(B)

(c)

THE NEED FOR PHARMACISTS BOTH IN THE PUBLIC AND

IN THE PRIVATE SECTORS UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION AND UNDER ANY POSSIBLE_MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, RECOMMENDED UNDER (A) ABOVE-

THE WORK AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PHARMACISTS IN BOTH SECTORS UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION AND UNDER ANY POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, RECOMMENDED UNDER (A) ABOVE-

(D) THE NEED FOR AND THE LEVELS OF SUPPORTING STAFF

IN BOTH SECTORS UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION AND UNDER ANY POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, RECOMMENDED UNDER (A) ABOVE-

(E) WHETHER THE LAW RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS

FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO PERMIT THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD TO ACCEPT NON-COMMONWEALTH QUAL IF ICATIONS FOR DIRECT REGISTRATION=

(F) WHETHER TRAINING COURSES TO PROVIDE THE

NECESSARY STAFF ARE REQUIRED UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION AND UNDER ANY POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, RECOMMENDED UNDER (A) AND (E) ABOVE, AND, IF SO, WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE SET UP IN HONG KONG, AND AT WHAT LEVELS AND BY WHICH INSTITUTIONS.

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