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Drug rush|Zhuo Yongxing said that he has taken stock of the available tools to deal with the failure of self-discipline and does not rule out legislative solutions

2023-01-18T01:10:24.460Z


In response to the tide of drug rush, the Hong Kong government earlier proposed that the reasonable amount of drugs containing "paracetamol" for retail sale should not exceed 60 tablets or 300ml of liquid medicine per person. Zhuo Yongxing, Deputy Secretary for Administration, wrote an article in a newspaper today (18th) that the recent


In response to the tide of drug rush, the Hong Kong government earlier proposed that the reasonable amount of drugs containing "paracetamol" for retail sale should not exceed 60 tablets or 300ml of liquid medicine per person.

Zhuo Yongxing, Deputy Secretary for Administration, wrote in a newspaper today (18th) that the recent wave of drug snatching has aroused public concern. In order to stabilize people's hearts, the inter-departmental meeting of the government chaired by him has taken stock of available tools to deal with the wave of drug snatching and made a decision Strict deployment starts with self-regulation to limit the quantity of specific drugs sold, hoping that the problem can be solved through the self-regulation of the pharmacy industry, but he pointed out that if self-regulation fails, the government does not rule out adopting legislative means to solve the problem.


Zhuo Yongxing, Deputy Secretary for Administration, wrote in a newspaper article on January 18 that the interdepartmental meeting of the government has taken stock of the available tools to deal with the drug rush. First of all, it is hoped that the problem can be solved through the self-regulation of the pharmacy industry. However, if self-regulation fails, the government does not rule out taking Legislative means to solve the problem.

(File photo/Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Zhuo Yongxing wrote in "Ta Kung Pao" that products containing "paracetamol" are very common drugs. There are many brands of products available for purchase in the market, and local pharmaceutical companies are also increasing production to meet market demand. Therefore, he hopes that the problem can be resolved through the pharmacy industry. self-discipline solution.

However, Zhuo Yongxing pointed out that if self-regulation fails, the government does not rule out legislative measures to solve the problem. He emphasized that the government and the Hospital Authority have announced that the public medical system has sufficient antipyretic and painkillers to meet local needs, and the Department of Health has also announced the registration The drug list lists more than 750 proprietary medicines that also contain paracetamol for fever and pain relief.

Strengthen law enforcement at various ports to check whether outbound citizens and passengers are carrying controlled drugs

Regarding the fact that many parallel importers were Hong Kong residents in the past, in order to prevent citizens from falling into the law, Zhuo Yongxing pointed out that the government has stated that it will strengthen law enforcement at various ports to check whether outbound citizens and tourists are carrying controlled drugs out of the country, and remind citizens to carry controlled drugs. Controlled drugs entering or exiting the country, except for reasonable personal use, need to show a permit issued by the Department of Health, otherwise not only the relevant items may be seized, but may even be prosecuted.

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A territory-wide health blackspot webpage will be launched within the month for public reference

Zhuo Yongxing also revealed that within this month, a Hong Kong-wide sanitation blackspot webpage will be launched for public reference. He hopes to complete the revision of related environmental sanitation laws in the middle of the year, and will review environmental sanitation issues such as people feeding rats and cockroaches.

Zhuo Yongxing reiterated that many citizens think that the government's anti-sanitation black spot plan will only be implemented for three months, but the fact is that the relevant plan is still going on. The Environment and Ecology Bureau hopes to submit a draft to the Legislative Council in the next two to three months to improve store The fine for blocking the street will be reduced to 6,000 yuan, and it is planned to amend the law to empower the staff of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to remove goods under specific circumstances to improve the effectiveness of law enforcement.

The supply of paracetamol medicines is not stable Chain pharmacy stores return goods this morning and they will be emptied Paracetamol medicines supply has stabilized A 37-year-old man was arrested by the Department of Health for selling unregistered generic new crown oral drug Primovir on social platforms.

Source: hk1

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