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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994

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IN RESPECT OF

ELSEWHERE,

BUT, IN GIVING HONG KONG COURTS JURISDICTION CONSPIRACIES, ATTEMPTS AND INCITEMENTS TO COMMIT OFFENCES THE BILL PROVIDED IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS, MR MATHEWS SAID.

BILL.

"THE INTENDED CONDUCT ABROAD MUST BE SUCH THAT, IF PERFORMED IN IN HONG KONG, IT WOULD AMOUNT TO AN OFFENCE SPECIFIED IN THE ADDITION, THE CONDUCT MUST BE PUNISHABLE UNDER THE LAW IN PLACE," HE SAID.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

THE OTHER

0

APPEAL TO INTRODUCE MANDATORY DRUG LABELLING

THE

MEDICAL

COUNCIL

HAS

STIPULATED

LABELLING OF DRUGS IN ITS CODE OF PRACTICE COME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1995.

THE

FOR REQUIREMENT FOR DOCTORS, WHICH WILL

THE REQUIREMENT

MEDICAL COUNCIL UNDER

ANY MEDICAL PRACTITIONER FOUND IN BREACH OF WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY THE THE LAW: THE PENALTIES UNDER WHICH CAN BE VERY SEVERE.

MRS HO MUN-KA IN

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, ELIZABETH WONG, WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

WELCOMED THIS

OF

THIS

MRS WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT

THE EFFECTIVENESS MONITOR CONSIDERING, IF NECESSARY, FURTHER LEGISLATION.

WOULD CLOSELY

"IN EFFECT, THIS APPROACH ENSURES EARLIER

WITH

AND

INITIATIVE APPROACH BEFORE

IMPLEMENTATION OF

THE SHE SAID.

OF FULL CO-OPERATION DRUG LABELLING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR MEDICAL PROFESSION THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CASE OTHERWISE,

"HENCE,

I WOULD

LIKE

TO APPEAL

"I

HEALTH

CARB

DRUG LABELLING

TO ALL PROFESSIONALS TO INTRODUCE, WHERE RELEVANT, MANDATORY VIA THE VEHICLE OF CODES OF PRACTICE, IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.

THIS AIM IS HEALTH PRIVATE

INTERESTS. PATIENT SAFEGUARD "OUR AIM IS TO

THE PUBLIC AND BEST SERVED BY THE JOINT EFFORTS OF SECTORS ALIKE.

"IN MY VIEW, LEGISLATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED EITHER TO LEGISLATIVE EFFECT TO REINFORCE GOOD PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND/OR A VEHICLE TO ENFORCE MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

GIVE

AS

"

SHE ADDED.

SECTOR, MRS

"WE HAVE CERTAINLY NOT ABANDONED THIS MEASURE,

ON THE PROGRESS OF DRUG LABELLING IN THE PUBLIC WONG TOLD COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ALL PUBLIC OUT-PATIENT CLINICS ALREADY HAD THEIR DISPENSED MEDICINES LABELLED.

AND SPECIALIST

EXTENSION OF DRUG LABELLING IN ALL MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL BE COMPLETED BY 1994/95.

/AS FAR