Hong Kong restaurant (includes bars) statistics show no doom and gloom after the 2007 partial smoking ban was introduced,
contrary to the Liberal Party predictions
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp70.jsp?subjectID=70&tableID=088&ID=0&productType=8
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/HSICv11/TABLE%20088%20(HSIC%20Version%201.1)%20E.xls
One should ask whether the restaurant receipts are also adversely affected in a major way by the ridiculous rents charged in the territory
and how much better they would be if the onus on licensees to prevent smoking indoors and outdoors in their licensed premises
was introduced
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/statistical_tables/TABLE088%20(Monthly)%20E.xls
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