2 Hongkongers penalised as new public vaping ban takes effect

    2 Hongkongers penalised as new public vaping ban takes effect

    At least two Hong Kong residents have been penalised for vaping in Admiralty as health authorities begin enforcing a new law banning the public use of alternative tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. “We will issue penalty tickets without warning, and step up publicity in high-traffic areas such as business districts,” Head of Tobacco and Alcohol Control…

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    The Treaty of Nanking in 1842, after the first opium war, established five treaty ports in China. Photo: Getty Images

      Fringe view of China’s history sparks official rebuke after going viral online

      A wave of online discussion blaming China’s last imperial dynasty for national historical sufferings has prompted official criticism after touching on sensitive questions, and ignited debate over historical narrative, nationalism and social governance. What began as a fringe literary interpretation of an 18th-century classical novel has evolved in recent weeks to become a viral internet…

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