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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987

MR LEE THEN REFERRED TO THE SO-CALLED +POP-CULTURE+ WHICH HE SAID HAD STRONG INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY AND HAD LED TO A GENERAL DECLINE IN THE POWER OF EXPRESSION AND THE CULTURAL STANDARD OF THE LOCAL POPULATION,

HE SUGGESTED THAT THE FOUNDATION MIGHT HELP DEVELOP A +COUNTER-CULTURE+ BY MAKING AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS WHICH WERE DEFICIENT IN THE MARKET AND BY ALLOCATING NECESSARY RESOURCES TO SPONSOR THE MASS MEDIA TO PRODUCE CULTURAL PROGAMMES, SO AS TO REDUCE THE BAD INFLUENCE BROUGHT ABOUT BY +POP-CULTURE+.

MR LEE ALSO FELT THAT THE FOUNDATION COULD HELP PROMOTE CHINESE CULTURE AND CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING.

HE NOTED THAT WITH GREATER INPORTANCE ATTACHED TO THE USE OF CHINESE AND THE IMMINENT DRAFTING OF LAWS IN CHINESE, THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT WAS ASSUMING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE.

THEREFORE, HE PROPOSED THE SETTING UP OF A CHINESE LANGUAGE COMMITTEE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE NON-GOVERNMENT MEMBERS TO REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE USE OF CHINESE IN OFFICIAL MATTERS.

MOVE TO CONTROL DISPENSING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

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THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SOUGHT APPROVAL FOR THE CONTROL OF THE DISPENSING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS.

MOVING A MOTION ON THE PHARMACY AND POISONS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1987, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE REGULATIONS WOULD PUT INTO PRACTICE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY AND ANCILLARY MATTERS,

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ACCEPTED THE WORK ING PARTY'S RECOMMENDATION THAT PRESCRIPTIONS SHOULD BE DISPENSED ONLY BY QUALIFIED PHARMACISTS ENGAGED BY AUTHORISED SELLERS OF POISONS OR IN OTHER APPROVED OUTLETS.

HE SAID THAT REGULATION 4 PROHIBITED LISTED SELLERS OF POISONS FROM DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS WHILE REGULATION 6 PROHIBITED THE POSSESSION OR USE OF UNREGISTERED OR DEREGISTERED PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, SUCH AS SYNTHETIC HORMONES, THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN BANNED BY EXISTING LEGISLATION.

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