Hong Kong Regulations

CHINESE MEDICINES TRADERS (REGULATORY) REGULATION - SECT 5

Submission of case to Committee

(1) Where the Committee chairman considers that-

   (a)  all further clarifications, evidence and statutory declarations that
        are necessary to enable the Committee to consider the complaint or
        information have been furnished; or

   (b)  it is impracticable to seek further clarifications, evidence or
        statutory declarations, he shall fix a date for the Committee to
        consider the complaint or information.

(2) When the Committee chairman has fixed a date under subsection

(1), he shall arrange to notify the defendant in writing at least 1 month
before the date fixed-

   (a)  of the receipt of the complaint or information, and of any allegations
        that constitute the complaint or information; and

   (b)  of the date on which the Committee will meet to consider the complaint
        or information.

(3) A notification under subsection (2) shall be accompanied by-

   (a)  a copy of the complaint or information;

   (b)  a copy of any statutory declaration furnished under section  4 (1)(d);
        and

   (c)  an invitation to the defendant-

        (i)    to submit in writing not less than 7 days before the meeting to
               the Committee any explanation for his conduct or for any matter
               alleged in the complaint or information or any representations;
               and (L.N. 240 of 2002)

        (ii)   to attend the meeting to make oral representations, if
               necessary.

(4) If the Committee chairman considers that in the particular circumstances
of a case it is desirable that any personal particulars of any person
contained in any documents mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or

   (b)  should not be disclosed to the defendant, he may arrange for such
        necessary obliteration or other editorial modification of the copies
        of those documents to be supplied to the defendant so that those
        personal particulars are not disclosed.