LCQ5: Regulation of medicines

Following is a question by the Hon Ginny Man and a reply by the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, in the Legislative Council today (October 21): Question: It is learnt that many members of the public would purchase over-the-counter medicines while travelling abroad for personal use in Hong Kong. Some of these medicines are controlled drugs, such as poisons included in Part I of the Poisons List under the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations, and taking them without the guidance of a healthcare professional may pose a risk to health. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) given that, according to the website of the Drug Office of the Department of Health, pharmaceutical products imported in the accompanied personal baggage of a person entering Hong Kong for his or her personal use and in reasonable quantity may be exempted from licensing requirement, of the definition of "reasonable quantity"; (2) of the number of prosecutions instituted by the Government over the past three years in respect of the illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products; and (3) given that the Poisons Committee will advise the Hong Kong Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Ho

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