First published: February 27, 2010
Source: 7th Space
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, in his Budget
speech today (February 24) proposed to abolish duty-free concessions on
tobacco products for incoming passengers to Hong Kong as a means to further
protect public health. Elaborating on the proposed arrangements, a
government spokesman said small amounts of tobacco products for own
consumption would be exempted to facilitate law enforcement. “Incoming
passengers may carry up to 19 cigarettes; or one stick or 25 grammes of
cigar (to cater for the varieties of packaging of cigars in the retail
market, incoming passengers who have with them more than one cigar will be
subject to a ceiling of 25 grammes); or 25 grammes of other manufactured
tobacco products,” the spokesman said.”Incoming passengers will be entitled
to only any one kind of tobacco product.