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近月零售業總銷貨值持續上升的原因，跟來港旅客數目增長有關。
The pick - up in the value of total retail sales in recent months was linked to the growth of visitor numbers to Hong Kong
2017年錄得的5,850萬訪港旅客中，76%來自內地。
In 2017 58.5 million visitors came to Hong Kong of whom 76 % came from the Mainland
所以，旅遊業興旺，本地零售業和各行各業的生意也會興旺。
Therefore as the tourism industry flourishes the local retail sector along with all manners of businesses will flourish as well
今年的財政預算案建議為旅遊業額外撥款3億9,600萬元，比去年的額外撥款增加2億4,000多萬元，即六成左右，我當然表示歡迎。
This years Budget proposes an additional provision of 396 million to the tourism industry representing an increase of over 240 million or over 60 % from the additional provision of last year
我認為這項撥款固然重要，但政府有需要在財政盈餘充裕的情況下，提供更多撥款。
I certainly find such a provision crucial but with a fiscal surplus in abundance the Government should allocate more funding still
我相信這會是繼2003年推出自由行後，再一次讓香港旅遊業創高峰的機會。
Deputy President the commissioning of the Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link XRL possibly this year and the likely completion of the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge HZMB will bring greater convenience to Mainland tourists travelling to Hong Kong providing what I believe as the biggest opportunity for Hong Kongs tourism industry to scale new heights since the implementation of the Individual Visit Scheme in 2003
我們暫且不談遠程旅客，單單粵港澳大灣區也有6,000萬人口，我相信香港經濟也會被大灣區帶動。
Long - haul tourists aside I believe the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Bay Area which alone boasts a population of 60 million will eventually drive the economy of Hong Kong forward
但是，正如我剛才說："打鐵還需自身硬"，要好好接待旅客，我們首先要提升自己的接待能力。
However you need a strong hammer to forge steel as I said just now . We cannot receive tourists properly without first upgrading our capability and capacity of receiving visitors
我也想指出，"趕客容易請客難"。
I wish to also point out that driving tourists away is easy inducing them back is much harder
如果大家為了令香港市民感覺良好而驅趕旅客，我相信對香港來說， 這也並非上策。
I do not think it is wise for Hong Kong to drive tourists away just to make the Hong Kong public feel good
因此，我認為政府應提供更多配套設施，這才是香港市民希望見到的作為。
Therefore the Government should provide more supporting facilities which is what the public wish to see the Government do
長遠而言，我認為當局須檢討"一周一行"的措施應否繼續推行，同時考慮應否適量開放至其他內地城市。
In the long term I think the authorities should review the merits of maintaining the one trip per week measure while considering whether the measure should be moderately extended to other Mainland cities
我尊重他們的看法，因為香港市民的感受也十分重要。
I respect their views as the feelings of the Hong Kong public are very important
所以，我希望政府能夠理順問題，在硬件配套方面做得更好，釋除其他議員的疑慮。
I therefore hope that the Government will iron out the problems by doing a better job of supporting hardware thereby dispelling the misgivings of some Members
我現在向各位提出的待議議題是：邵家輝議員動議的議案，予以通過。
I now propose the question to you and that is That the motion moved by Mr SHIU Ka - fai be passed
有5位議員要動議修正案。
Five Members will move amendments to this motion
本會現在合併辯論議案及修正案。
Council will conduct a joint debate on the motion and the amendments
我會依次請要動議修正案的郭家麒議員、姚思榮議員、田北辰議員、胡志偉議員及林卓廷議員發言，但他們在現階段不可動議修正案。
I will call upon Members who will move the amendments to speak in the following order Dr KWOK Ka - ki Mr YIU Si - wing Mr Michael TIEN Mr WU Chi - wai and Mr LAM Cheuk - ting; but they may not move amendments at this stage
對於姚思榮議員的修正案和他剛才的發言，我感到非常鼓舞，而姚議員對香港旅遊界的看法和願景，我也是非常認同的。
I am very much encouraged by Mr YIU Si - wings amendment and the speech he made earlier . I also strongly agree with Mr YIUs views on and vision for the tourism sector of Hong Kong
田北辰議員剛才提到要開放更多地下空間，以及擴大零售業的地方等建議，也是非常值得支持的。
Mr Michael TIENs suggestions to open up more underground space find bigger places for the retail industry and so on are also very worth supporting
至於郭家麒議員及林卓廷議員的修正案，我則有點保留。
As for Dr KWOK Ka - ki and Mr LAM Cheuk - tings amendments I have some reservations about them
因為郭家麒議員曾經提到，對於不同區域若干不正常的奢侈零售業，政府應作出規管和改善情況，而香港既實行資本主義、自由市場經濟，只要商戶取得合適牌照，應可選擇在香港不同地方經營。
Dr KWOK Ka - ki said that certain abnormal luxury goods retailing activities in various areas should be regulated by the Government to improve the situation . However Hong Kong practises capitalism and market economy . Shops with appropriate business registrations should be able to choose to operate in different areas
假如我支持 郭家麒議員的修正案，便會與我的原議案背道而馳，所以我相信這方面會有些困難。
If I support Dr KWOK Ka - kis amendment I will be departing from the direction of my original motion . I believe this will be difficult
此外，林卓廷議員提及，他希望當局凍結"自由行"城市數目，考慮將"一周一行"改為"一年八行"，以及開徵旅客入境稅等。
Mr LAM Cheuk - ting said that he hoped the authorities would freeze the number of cities participating in the Individual Visit Scheme consider changing one trip per week endorsements into eight trips per year endorsements introduce an arrival tax for visitors and so on
主席，我動議若稍後就"拉動內需擴大客源"所提出的議案或修正案再進行點名表決，表決須在鐘聲響起1分鐘後進行。
President I move that in the event of further divisions being claimed in respect of the motion of Stimulating internal demand and opening up new visitor sources or any amendments thereto this Council do proceed to each of such divisions immediately after the division bell has been rung for one minute
我命令若稍後就"拉動內需擴大客源"所提出的議案或修正案再進行點名表決，表決須在鐘聲響起1分鐘後進行。
I order that in the event of further divisions being claimed in respect of the motion of Stimulating internal demand and opening up new visitor sources or any amendments thereto this Council do proceed to each of such divisions immediately after the division bell has been rung for one minute
主席，中醫藥業是我代表的批發及零售界所涵蓋的85個商會之一，所以我一直積極跟進《2017年中醫藥條例草案》，並與業界有深入的溝通。
President the Chinese medicine industry stands among the 85 business associations covered by the wholesale and retail sector represented by me . For this reason all along I have actively followed up the Chinese Medicine Amendment Bill 2017 the Bill and maintained in - depth communication with the industry
簡單而言，《條例草案》的目的是賦權衞生署署長，若認為某些中成藥或相關產品損害健康，對公眾環境衞生造成危害，以及不適合人體服用，就可以發出中藥安全令，禁止銷售及供應該等產品及回收該等產品。
In short the objective of the Bill is to confer power on the Director of Health to make a Chinese medicine safety order to prohibit the sale and supply of and recall proprietary Chinese medicines or related products which he considers injurious to health dangerous to public hygiene and health and unfit for human consumption
業界原則上支持政府今次的修訂建議，因為這樣做可以堵塞現行法例上衞生署署長沒有權力發出回收指令的漏洞，令一些有安全問題的中藥材或中成藥得以有效回收，以保障公眾健康。
In principle the industry supports the amendments proposed by the Government in this exercise because it can plug the loophole in the existing law under which the Director of Health does not have the power to issue any recall instruction . Chinese herbal medicines or proprietary Chinese medicines which have safety problems can thus be recalled effectively to protect public health
我尤其關注署長採取甚麼準則及標準，以評估中藥商有否遵從中藥安全令。
I am particularly concerned about the criteria and standards to be adopted by the Director for assessing whether a Chinese medicines trader has complied with a Chinese medicine safety order
因此，我希望政府當局正如之前在法案委員會中所言在《條例草案》實施一段時間之後進行全面檢討，以及再充分諮詢業界。
For this reason I hope the Administration―as I have said in the Bills Committee before―will conduct a comprehensive review and thoroughly consult the industry again after the Bill has been implemented for a certain period
除此之外，在審議《條例草案》期間，業界一再表達對《中醫藥條例》不滿意的地方，特別是"中成藥"的定義及中成藥產品註冊的問題。
Besides during the scrutiny of the Bill the industry has repeatedly expressed its discontent with the Chinese Medicines Ordinance CMO especially the definition of proprietary Chinese medicine and registration of products of such medicines
除了"中成藥"的定義，我也藉此機會談談《條例》在1999年制定，經過了20年的實施，當中有很多條文可能已經不合時宜，有需要更新。
Apart from the definition of proprietary Chinese medicine let me take this opportunity to talk about CMO which was enacted in 1990 . After 20 years of implementation many of its provisions may have become outdated and need updating
其實艾灸、推拿的好處是甚麼呢？
Actually what is good about moxibustion and manipulative therapy?
我知道黃碧雲議員極度關注香港市民的健康，所以對於任何有關食物安全的法例，她也有極高的要求。
I know that Dr Helena WONG is greatly concerned about the health of the people of Hong Kong so she holds extremely high requirements on any law relating to food safety
政府應如何保障市民？
How should the Government protect members of the public?
尤其是中藥材來自世界各地，其種植土壤或種植方法也不同，各地的指標也有別。
The soil or methods of planting are different and the standards in various places also vary
主席，感謝邵家輝議員提出今次"拉動內需擴大客源"的議案辯論，民主黨支持邵議員的原議案。
President I have to thank Mr SHIU Ka - fai for proposing this motion debate on Stimulating internal demand and opening up new visitor sources . The Democratic Party supports the original motion of Mr SHIU Ka - fai
主席，我會集中談談"擴大客源"，即關乎旅遊業的問題。
President I would focus on the discussion about opening up new visitor sources which relates to the tourism industry
民主黨建議政府認真思考現時接待旅客的政策。
The Democratic Party proposes that the Government should thoroughly consider the existing policies on receiving tourists
我明白旅遊業是香港的經濟支柱，過去兩年有超過5,000多萬名旅客訪港。
I understand that the tourism industry is a pillar of the economy of Hong Kong and there were 50 - odd million visitor arrivals in Hong Kong in the past two years
旅客來港購物自用是無可厚非的，但也要視乎城市整體的承受力。
It is understandable for visitors to shop at Hong Kong for self - consumption yet it depends on the receiving capability of the city as a whole
我們絕對不可以容許旅客數目不斷增加，超出香港的承載力。
We definitely cannot allow the number of visitors to increase continuously till it exceeds the receiving capability of Hong Kong
因此，民主黨對邵家輝議員提出要提高香港接待旅客的能力和容量表示贊同，希望整體接待旅客的能力有所提升，亦避免訪港旅客因配套措施不足而有不快的旅遊經驗，認為在香港被怠慢，而各方面如交通安排未如理想，入境輪候時間又長。
Hence the Democratic Party agrees with Mr SHIU Ka - fais proposal of upgrading Hong Kongs visitor receiving capability and capacity so that the overall visitor receiving capability will be enhanced . We do not wish to see visitors experiencing unhappy events such as undesirable transport arrangements and long waiting time for entry upon arrival or forming the impression that Hong Kong is being neglectful during their visits due to the inadequacy in our supporting facilities
這些均非好客之道，我們希望政府可以提升接待旅客的能力。
This is not good hospitality . We hope the Government will enhance Hong Kongs visitor receiving capability
我是石湖墟的區議員，而石湖墟正是位處上水火車站旁的區份，每天均有數以萬計的內地旅客前來石湖墟購物。
I am a District Council Member of Shek Wu Hui . Shek Wu Hui is a district located near the Sheung Shui train station with tens of thousands of Mainland visitors doing shopping there every day
經營了三四十年的文具店、茶餐廳和售賣民生用品的店鋪均被迫結業，令市民難以在區內購買日用品。
As shops like stationery stores Hong Kong - style cafes and shops selling daily necessities which have been operating for three to four decades have been forced out of operation residents can hardly buy their daily necessities in the district
如要購買日用品，便要到很遠的地方或支付高價。
Residents thus have to travel a long distance or pay high prices when they have to buy daily necessities
我們固然要譴責這種行為，絕不能姑息，而警方亦已拘捕違法者。
Of course we denounce such conduct and demand strict actions against this
主席，最令我感到震驚的是接下來的數天，我聽到很多市民向我表示"燒得好"和燒得不夠多，應多燒數間。
Yet President I am most shocked by the events that occurred in the following days . I heard many members of the public tell me that the fire was a Good job and more of those shops should be burnt down
這種情況並非個別例子，尤其是受影響的區份如屯門、元朗和北區一帶的眾多市民，只要問問他們，便知道民怨很深，原因正是政府多年來大力催谷旅遊業，卻忽略了地區的承載能力。
Particularly for the many residents living in districts affected like Tuen Mun Yuen Long and North District Members will feel the deep sense of grievance if Members care to chat with them . This should be attributed to the vigorous promotion of the tourism industry by the Government over the years where the receiving capability of the districts has been overlooked
當民主黨向前任行政長官梁振英提出限制旅客數目時，他便指我們"未富先驕"。
When the Democratic Party proposed to LEUNG Chun - ying the former Chief Executive that the authorities should cap the number of visitor arrivals he criticized us for acting proudly before getting rich
直至內地官員因察覺這個問題而實施"一周一行"，他才改變說法。
Yet when Mainland government officials noticed the problem and imposed the one trip per week restriction he changed his comments
這些經濟好處能否惠及地區居民？
Will the economic benefits generated by these activities benefit the residents of the districts?
很多地區居民完全未能分享這些成果，反而要承受越來越貴的租金。
In fact many residents in the districts can in no way share these fruits and on the contrary they are bearing increasingly higher rents
鋪租、物價和房屋租金全部上升，而上水一帶的居民多是基層市民，根本無法承受這種物價水平，被迫越住越小、越住越遠。
The rentals for shops and residential flats as well as prices have all increased . As most of the residents in Sheung Shui area are grass roots they simply cannot afford the high prices so they have no alternative but to live in smaller flats and move to remoter locations
主席，這是極不理想的狀況。事實上，香港旅遊業以往的成功亦非單靠內地市場，所以我十分鼓勵政府向更多海外市場進行推廣，希望吸引更多海外旅客，令香港的客源不要過於單一。
In fact the success of the tourism industry of Hong Kong in the past did not rely merely on the Mainland market . Hence I encourage the Government to conduct more promotion on Hong Kong in overseas markets with a view to attracting more overseas tourists so that Hong Kong does not have to rely on one single tourist source
如果香港純粹依靠內地市場，一旦內地經濟逆轉或政策有所改變，很容易便會對香港的旅遊業市場造成很大震盪。
If Hong Kong relies fully on the Mainland market the tourism market in Hong Kong will be readily subject to heavy blows in the event of an economic downturn or changes in policies in the Mainland
主席，由於我們看不到現時的"一周一行"具有很大成效，所以我們建議改為"一年八行"。
President since we see that the existing one trip per week measure is not producing obvious effect we propose to change it to eight trips per year
我們亦建議開設邊境購物城，但並非如"象哥"牽頭的那種購物城。
We also propose the construction of shopping malls at various boundary control points but not the kind of shopping city led by Mr Elephant . Mr Elephant is not in the Chamber now
我建議邊境購物城應設在羅湖或落馬洲港鐵站附近等便利的地方，讓純粹前來購物的旅客在購物後便離開，以免影響很多本地居民的生活。
I propose that a boundary shopping city be located at convenient sites near Lo Wu Station or Lok Ma Chau Station so that visitors coming here solely for shopping can leave right after shopping and will not affect the life of local residents
我們亦要求政府增加人手維持北區的秩序。
We also request the Government to increase the manpower for maintaining order in the North District
北區的水貨特遣隊只有7名警員和1名警長，卻要負責上水和粉嶺兩個大區。
The special task force for combating parallel trading activities in the North District formed by seven police officers and one sergeant is responsible for two major districts Sheung Shui District and North District
我現在向各位提出的待決議題是：經修正的第4及5條納入本條例草案。
I now put the question to you and that is That clauses 4 and 5 as amended stand part of the Bill
部分中藥需要提煉，提煉過程中要加入某些成分。
Some Chinese herbal medicines require refining where certain substances need to be added in the refining process
我們不希望所有進口本港的中藥材都要達到食物級別的標準，我認為這既不科學，也不切實際。
We do not expect all Chinese herbal medicines imported into Hong Kong to meet the required standards for food as I consider this unscientific and unrealistic
因為雖然先前採用的成分經香港中文大學多番進行研究，得出成果，證實效果良好，卻有一個缺點，就是沖泡時產生很多泡沫。
The original ingredients used for the product were selected according to the results of the repeated studies conducted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the effect was good . However the product turned out to have one shortcoming that is a lot of froth and bubbles would form when water was poured into it
很不幸，該沖劑不是以烏龍茶而是以鐵觀音沖製，鐵觀音屬中藥，烏龍茶則不是，藥廠在 這過程中卻沒有留意這一點，結果產品被香港中醫藥管理委員會指為有問題，衞生署隨即飭令回收。
Unfortunately the concentrated granules were not made of Oolong 烏龍 tea but Tieguanyin 鐵觀音 tea . Oolong tea is not regarded as a Chinese herbal medicine but Tieguanyin tea is . The pharmaceutical manufacturer had overlooked this point in making the change
自《中醫藥條例》生效後，在香港銷售的所有中成藥均須註冊並受到監管，以保障市民。
After the Chinese Medicine Ordinance CMO came into effect all proprietary Chinese medicines sold in Hong Kong must be registered and subject to regulation for the protection of the public
我們當然認為這是好事，因為納入規管後，市民的利益獲得保障。
We certainly consider this a good arrangement for after these products are included in the scope of regulation the interests of the public are protected
然而，《條例》生效20年以來，情況可謂千瘡百孔，因為《條例》制定後衍生了各種問題，亦出現了很多扭曲的現象。
Yet over the 20 years since CMO came into effect we have found numerous deficiencies . The implementation of CMO has given rise to all kinds of problems and distortions
大家會奇怪，為何《條例》並無賦權政府指令回收有問題或懷疑沒有註冊的產品？
Members may feel puzzled why the Government is not given the power under CMO to order the recall of problematic or suspected unregistered products
大家已經可以看出問 題，便是原來政府無權指令回收某種他們信納有問題的產品。
Members should have spotted the problem now that is the Government has no lawful power to order the recall of a specific product which the authorities are satisfied that it is problematic
是次修訂亦純粹因為政府輸了一宗官司，才提出修補此漏洞。
The Government has proposed the present amendments to plug this loophole merely because it has lost its case in a lawsuit
由於是次修補漏洞關乎市民的利益，民建聯當然會支持。
Since plugging this loophole is in the interest of the public DAB will surely support it
過去數年，我走訪了業界，進行了多項調查，分別在2014年和2016年發表了"香港中藥產業發展建議書一"及"香港中藥產業發展建議書二"")。
In the past few years I have visited and interviewed members of the industry to conduct a number of surveys . We published the Proposal for the development of the Chinese Medicine industry in Hong Kong I and the Proposal for the development of the Chinese Medicine industry in Hong Kong II in 2014 and 2016 respectively
有很多處方都是憑經驗所得，或者歷史流傳下來，有些甚至由光緒年間流傳至今，繼續在香港出售。
Many prescriptions are devised from experience or passed down from history . Some prescriptions are even handed down from the Guangxu 光緒 era and are still on sale in Hong Kong
這些處方經證實有效，但若要在實驗室內進行對照，得出檢測報告，是極度困難的。
These prescriptions are proved to be effective . Yet it will be extremely difficult to do reference tests in laboratories and arrive at a test report
所以，現時中藥註冊的進度非常緩慢。
Hence the progress of registration of Chinese medicines is extremely slow at present
不過，我們看到政府聆聽了我的意見後，願意撥款聘請專業團體協助業界註冊，第一期的試驗工作已經完成，亦成功協助了數種藥物註冊。
We note that the Government has heeded my views and will grant funding for the commission of professional bodies to assist the industry in doing registration . The pilot work of the first phase has been completed where the registration of a number of pharmaceutical products has been successfully completed with the relevant assistance
我之前經常以供女士服用的藥品天喜丸為例。
As in the past I like to use Tianxi pills 天喜丸 a drug for women as an example
天喜丸的成分必須包括雞，而基本上所有雞隻在藥典中也屬於中藥，除了一種雞不屬於中藥，學名叫吐綬雞，即是火雞。
Chicken is an essential ingredient of Tianxi pills . According to the pharmacopoeia basically all chickens are regarded as Chinese medicine . The only exception is Tushouji which is turkey
火雞並非中藥，因此，非常聰明的商人便在製造天喜丸時加入吐綬雞，於是，藥方內雖然有九成材料均屬中藥，但有一種成分吐綬雞不屬於中藥，因此便不是純粹由中藥材製成，根據現行《條例》無須註冊，只視作食品。
Since turkey is not regarded as a kind of Chinese medicine these smart businessmen add turkey to make Tianxi pills . Though 90 % of the ingredients in the prescription are Chinese medicines the pill is not made solely of Chinese medicines because one of the ingredients turkey is not Chinese medicine . According to the existing CMO registration of the pill is not required and it is merely regard as a food product
天喜丸本來是一種藥品，卻因為加入了吐綬雞，便不屬於藥品，無須註冊。
Tianxi pills is a pharmaceutical product yet with the addition of turkey as one of the ingredients the pill is not regarded as a pharmaceutical product and does not required registration
試想想，同樣是天喜丸，有些品牌花了數百萬元註冊，有品牌加入吐綬雞便可立即發售。
Come to imagine that . Tianxi pills are available in different brands . Certain brands have spent millions of dollars to do registration yet some brands made their pills readily available on the market by adding turkey as an ingredient
市面上的產品中，天喜丸只是冰山一角。
Among the products available in the market Tianxi pills merely represent the tip of the iceberg . The case of An Gong Niu Huang Pill 安宮牛黃丸 a life - saving pill is similar
這些食品充斥香港的中成藥市場，而且數量有上升趨勢。
These food products abound in the propriety Chinese medicine market and the number of these products is on the rise
所以，我們認為《條例》還有很多漏洞，而我們今天只是踏出修補漏洞的第一步。
Hence we consider that CMO is fraught with loopholes . Today we have only taken the first step in plugging the loopholes
我希望署方或局方有機會回答我這個問題。
I hope DH or the Bureau will have the opportunity to answer my question
規定藥廠不能生產食品，也不是修補漏洞的最佳辦法，因為藥廠可以透過食物加工場加工，或將藥廠變成食物加工場，多取一個牌照後又可以繼續生產售賣，無須註冊為中成藥，大大節省成本，而且出售後不受任何規管。
Prohibiting pharmaceutical manufacturers from manufacturing food products is not the best solution to plug the loophole . After all pharmaceutical manufacturers may make such products through other food factories or they may convert their drug factories into food factories or obtain another licence so that the products do not have to be registered as proprietary Chinese medicines . They can save significant costs by doing so and the products sold will not be subject to regulation
中成藥不註冊，可能因為註冊十分困難，也可能因為市場充斥着"1+7"營養資料標籤食品，令它們再沒有生存空間。
On the registration of propriety Chinese medicines manufacturers may have chosen not to register them because the procedures involved are very difficult or because there is hardly any room for survival in a market flooded with food products with 17 nutrition labels
主席，我首先要感謝法案委員會主席麥美娟議員、法案委員會各委員和立法會秘書處同事作出的努力，令《2017年中醫藥條例草案》的審議工作得以順利完成。
President first of all I have to thank Ms Alice MAK Chairman of the Bills Committee members of the Bills Committee and colleagues in the Legislative Council Secretariat for their effort in enabling the smooth completion of the scrutiny of the Chinese Medicine Amendment Bill 2017 the Bill
《條例草案》的主要目的，在於賦權衞生署署長在指明的情況下作出中藥安全令，禁止銷售某種中藥或相關產品，以及指示回收該種中藥或相關產品，並確保該中藥安全令得以有效和順利執行，以保障公眾健康。
The main purpose of the Bill is to empower the Director of Health to make a Chinese medicine safety order CMSO to prohibit the sale and direct the recall of a Chinese medicine or related product under specified circumstances and ensure effective and smooth enforcement of a CMSO in order to safeguard public health
署長獲授權後，可命令任何曾銷售該中藥材、中成藥及中間產品的人士，不論是否屬於《中醫藥條例》下的持牌商，從市場收回該等中藥材、中成藥和中間產品，並發出命令禁止銷售有關產品。
The Director will be empowered to order any person CMO or not who has sold Chinese herbal medicines proprietary Chinese medicines and intermediate products to recall Chinese herbal medicines proprietary Chinese medicines and intermediate products from the market and to prohibit by order the sale of the same
除賦權衞生署署長發出中藥安全令外，政府亦建議在《條例》引入上訴機制，讓受中藥安全令約束的人可就署長的決定提出上訴。
In addition to empowering the Director to make CMSOs the Government has also proposed introducing an appeal mechanism into the Bill to allow a person bound by a CMSO to appeal against the decision of the Director
此外，政府檢討《條例》後，發現目前《條例》或其附屬法例中，並無條文規定無牌商戶必須按衞生署署長的指示，收回可能對公眾健康構成威脅的中成藥或中藥材，例如在沒有牌照的情況下分銷中藥材，以及分銷未經註冊的中成藥等。
Moreover the Government has reviewed CMO and found that there is currently no provision under CMO or its subsidiary legislation providing that an unlicensed trader must as directed by the Director carry out recall actions regarding proprietary Chinese medicines or Chinese herbal medicines which may pose threats to public health such as Chinese herbal medicines being distributed without licence as well as unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines being distributed
有見及此，政府認為有需要修訂《條例》及其附屬法例，堵塞現有的法例漏洞，從而賦予衞生署署長法定權力，命令任何人士從市面收回可能對公眾健康構成威脅的中藥材或中成藥，以加強規管。
In view of the aforementioned situation the Government considers it necessary to amend CMO and its subsidiary legislation to plug the existing loopholes in the law with a view to conferring on the Director the statutory power to order the recall of Chinese herbal medicines or proprietary Chinese medicines from the market in order to strengthen the control
《條例草案》在去年6月提交立法會審議。法案委員會共召開了5次會議。
The Bill was introduced into the Legislative Council in June last year and subsequently the Bills Committee has held five meetings in total
經過5次會議後，我很高興法案委員會委員支持《條例草案》提出的建議修訂，以及由政府提出，主要就《條例草案》作出技術性或文本修訂的全體委員會審議階段修正案。
I am very pleased that after the five meetings members of the Bills Committee expressed support for the amendments proposed by the Bill as well as the predominately technical or textual Committee stage amendments CSAs proposed by the Government
以下我會簡單介紹《條例草案》的主要條文。
I will briefly introduce the key provisions of the Bill as follows
首先，《條例草案》建議《條例》加入新條文第138B至138I條，以清楚列明發出中藥安全令、更改令及撤銷令的方式和效力，讓業界清楚明白其責任和命令的運作細節。
Firstly the Bill proposes to add new sections 138B to 138I to CMO to clearly set out the forms and effects of the making of a CMSO variation order and revocation order with a view to facilitating traders understanding of their responsibilities and the operational details of the orders