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Separately, we are proposing in the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 1995 introduced into this Council on 10 May that the maximum penalty levels in the Ordinance should be further raised to a maximum fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for two years. If enacted, the Bill will further increase the penalty levels for offences related to illegal sales of drugs, as provided in the Regulations.
Currently, controls over cough medicines containing ingredients such as codeine differ in stringency according to the concentration of codeine, etc. which they contain. The Amendment Regulations, if effected, will tighten controls over cough medicines with lower concentrations of codeine, etc. so that cough medicines, irrespective of the percentage of codeine etc. they contain, will need to have their sales supervised by registered pharmacists, apart from having to be sold only by certain sellers of poisons. By doing so, we hope to minimise the abuse of cough medicines.
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board, the statutory body set up under the Ordinance, has been consulted and supports the Amendment Regulations.
With these remarks, I move the motion.
End/Wednesday, June 21, 1995
Provision of park-and-ride facilities being examined
Following is a question by the Hon Emily Lau Wai-hing and a reply by the Secretary for Transport, Mr Haider Barma, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Administration inform this Council whether it will actively consider the park-and-ride concept by building multi-storey car parks near MTR and KCR stations in an attempt to take cars off the road and to relieve traffic congestion?
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