No. Hong Kong medicine sale licences, whether a “pharmacy” licence or a “medicine shop” licence, are linked to a fixed, registered business address. The law requires all regulated medicine sales to take place at licensed premises inspected and approved by the Department of Health. This means that you cannot sell any products classified as “pharmaceutical products” at temporary, unregistered locations, such as a short-term stall in a shopping centre atrium, a trade fair booth or a mobile vehicle, even if the products are non-prescription medicines such as medicated oils or ointments. Such conduct would be regarded as unlicensed sale from unapproved premises.
HONG KONG DRUG LICENSING
Can I set up a temporary stall or mobile vehicle in a Hong Kong shopping centre to sell medicated oils or ointments?
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