Tourists will be unaffected by Hong Kong’s new proposed control measures on tobacco products, an official has said, promising that such policies will strike a balance between bolstering public health and the economy. Deputy Secretary for Health Eddie Lee Lik-kong said on Saturday that authorities had already taken tourists’ needs into account when drafting the…
Hong Kong authorities have revealed more details on eight of the 10 tobacco control measures in an amended bill on Friday, including a ban on possessing alternative smoking products (ASPs) starting from April 30 next year. The sale of conventional smoking products with flavours other than menthol are also expected to be banned from the…
Hong Kong is expected to start banning flavoured smoking products, starting with non-menthol ones, from next year at the earliest, the Post has learned. A source said on Tuesday that the government would submit an amendment bill to the legislature towards the end of the month. Authorities would also propose banning smoking within three metres…
A Hong Kong anti-smoking group has called for a total ban on flavoured cigarettes after a survey found nearly 90 per cent of young female smokers opted for the particularly addictive products. The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, and researchers from the University of Hong Kong’s medical school, urged authorities on Wednesday to…