Hong Kong Regulations

CHINESE MEDICINES REGULATION - SECT 4

Licensing requirements in respect of applications made under section 115 of the Ordinance

For the purposes of section 115(3) of the Ordinance, the following are the
prescribed licensing requirements in respect of an application for a
wholesaler licence in Chinese herbal medicines-

   (a)  the premises to which the application relates are in sanitary
        condition;

   (b)  (i) adequate space; and

        (ii)   adequate and suitable facilities, for storing Chinese herbal
               medicines are provided in the premises;

   (c)  where any Schedule 1 medicine is to be stored in the same premises
        with any Schedule 2 medicine or material of herbal, animal or mineral
        origin customarily used by the Chinese for medicinal purpose,
        arrangements are made so that the Schedule 1 medicine can be stored
        effectively separated from the Schedule 2 medicine or material; and

   (d)  the premises are in all other respects suitable for carrying on a
        business in the wholesale of Chinese herbal medicines.