Fwd: The need of medicine for two HK residents in Hubei

[Simon H WANG]

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From: <pharmg...@dh.gov.hk>
Date: Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: The need of medicine for two HK residents in Hubei
To: <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
Cc: <enqu...@dh.gov.hk>

Dear Mr. Wang,        

(Our Ref.: DO EC 1846/20)
       
Thank you for your email dated 24.8.2020.

According to the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap.60), importation/exportation of pharmaceutical products and medicines must be covered by an import/export licence. Pharmaceutical products and medicines imported/exported in the personal baggage of a person entering/leaving Hong Kong which are accompanied by him and in a reasonable quantity for his personal use may be exempted from licensing requirement.

The Trade and Industry Department (TID) delegated the authority to the Department of Health (DH) to issue the import/export licence for pharmaceutical products. Please note that the DH does not issue import/export licences to members of public who wish to import/ export pharmaceutical products for personal use by post or any other means. You may wish to refer to Q.17 of the Frequently Asked Questions section from the website of the DH Drug Office below for more details :https://www.drugoffice.gov.hk/eps/do/en/consumer/news_informations/faq.html

The Import and Export Ordinance (Cap.60) is enforced by the Customs and Excise Department. For more information on Customs clearance, please refer to the website of the Customs and Excise Department (https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/cargo_clearance/index.html) or contact them direct for enquiries (email: customs...@customs.gov.hk).

If your parents-in-law need medicines for medical treatment in Mainland China, you are advised to consult local registered medical practitioners who can provide appropriate medicines to suit their medical conditions, or switch to other alternatives if the required medicines are not locally available.

(Jess LEE)                                    
for Director of Health                      

From:        Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
To:        enqu...@dh.gov.hk, "Enquiry (Hospital Authority)" <enq...@ha.org.hk>
Date:        24/08/2020 07:06
Subject:        Fwd: The need of medicine for two HK residents in Hubei

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Dear Sir/Madam  
                   I refer to my email dated on Feb 9 asking for medicine replenishment for my parents-in-law.  They are now in the Mainland and could not come back to HK due to the travel restrictions. I wonder if the Department of Health and/or Hospital Authority could mail medicine to their Mainland home address.  Thanks in advance.

Yours sincerely
Simon Wang

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From: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 10:51 AM
Subject: The need of medicine for two HK residents in Hubei
To: <enq...@wheto.gov.hk>
Cc: <enqu...@dh.gov.hk>


Dear Sir/Madam  
             I refer to the Chief Executive's announcement of a plan to deliver medicine to HK residents in Hubei.  My parents-in-law ...have been seeing doctors in Fanling Family Clinic.  Their medicine can last until late March (See attached pictures). The lists could be accessed via the clinic's database as well.    
             Since the government recommends online medical consultation services that do not provide medicine, I wonder if the government could also address the needs of medicine that arise from online consultation.  
            As I discussed in a recent letter to the editor in SCMP, the mobile phone hotline is not very effective in responding to the needs of HK residents in Hubei. Instead, WeChat should be used for both real-time and asynchronous communication.  I hope my suggestion could be considered and an officer could contact me via WeChat (ID: tesolchina) to follow up on the cases of my parents in law.    
            Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Yours sincerely  
Simon Wang, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Language Centre  
Hong Kong Baptist University  
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong  
http://lc.hkbu.edu.hk/staff_simon.php  

Writing for the Public Project  
https://sites.google.com/a/hkbu.edu.hk/write4public/home

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