Yes. Hong Kong’s legal system provides a route for judicial review of administrative decisions. If you are a licensee disciplined by a PPB Disciplinary Committee (for example, by suspension or revocation of your licence) and believe that the decision involved an error of law, procedural unfairness or unreasonableness, you have the right to appeal to the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong within the specified period. A judge will hear the appeal, which primarily reviews whether the Disciplinary Committee’s decision-making process was lawful and reasonable, rather than rehearing the facts of the case. This is a serious legal procedure and requires sound grounds.
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Can I appeal if I disagree with a disciplinary decision by the disciplinary committee of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB)?
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