Medical devices bought from online platforms based outside Hong Kong for self-use or as personal gifts will not be targeted by a proposed law requiring medical device traders to register with the government, the city’s health minister has said. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau on Friday set out to lawmakers the circumstances in which some medical devices would face more stringent regulation under a proposed bill to strengthen public health protection. The bill is scheduled to be submitted next...
Hong Kong to exempt medical device imports for personal use from new regulation
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SCMP - China Feed 2By Elizabeth Cheung
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Medical devices bought from online platforms based outside Hong Kong for self-use or as personal gifts will not be targeted by a proposed law requiring medical device traders to register with the government, the city’s health minister has said. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau on Friday set out to lawmakers the circumstances in which some medical devices would face more stringent regulation under a proposed bill to strengthen public health protection. The bill is scheduled to be submitted next.
Key Takeaways
- Hong Kong to exempt medical device imports for personal use from new regulation.
- The bill is scheduled to be submitted next.
- The bill is scheduled to be submitted next...
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