Hong Kong customs has arrested two domestic helpers suspected to have been using their employers’ homes to store illicit cigarettes and seized HK$900,000 (US$115, 400) worth of goods. Customs said its officers spotted and intercepted two women, aged 40 and 48, carrying suspicious nylon bags on Sunday at Choi Yuen Estate in Sheung Shui and…
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…
A 41-year-old man has been jailed for six months for carrying 41,400 undeclared cigarettes with an estimated market value of HK$186,000 (US$23,940) into Hong Kong. A spokesman for the Customs and Excise Department said on Sunday the passenger was intercepted by its officers at the airport on Friday. A search of his baggage uncovered about…
The possession and use of e-cigarette cartridges in public places are expected to be banned starting from mid-2026, Hong Kong’s health minister has said, with the government aiming to submit the relevant bill to the legislature in two months. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau also said on Sunday that the bill would cover a sales…