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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (6835)	1/28/1999 8:04:00 AM
From: Anthony Wong	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

Pfizer's Viagra Okayed for Public Sale by Hong Kong Legislators Bloomberg News January 27, 1999, 6:06 p.m. PT Hong Kong, Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong's Legislative Council approved the local sale of Viagra, Pfizer Inc.'s anti- impotency drug, the South China Morning Post reported. While the vote means Viagra could be legal for use by prescription as early as Feb. 5, Pfizer said shipping the drug from its Australian plant could take as long as a month. Hong Kong's estimated 200,000 impotent men may have to bear the HK$100 ($12.92) retail cost of each pill themselves, as a panel of experts advised the government Hospital Authority not to pay for the drug. In June, Hong Kong police arrested three men and seized 18 bottles of Viagra during a raid on a pharmacy selling the drug illegally. --Joshua Fellman in the Hong Kong newsroom (852) 2977-6600/adbm news.com