Subject to the enactment of the relevant subsidiary legislation,the regulatory system for Chinese medicines,which include licensing of traders of Chinese medicines and registration of proprietary Chinese medicines,would be implemented by phases from 2002.

• 待规管中药的附属法例通过后，当局预计可于二零零二年起分阶段执行中药的规管措施，包括中药商的发牌事宜和中成药的注册工作。