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On February 27th, Minister of Public Health Jurin Laksanawisit signed a new regulation which makes educational centers, banks, [...]
Posts under ‘Tobacco Control’
Incoming passengers to lose duty-free concessions on tobacco products - fuller details
First published: February 27, 2010
Source: 7th Space
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, in his Budget
speech [...]
Smokers decry ban on duty-free tobacco
First published: February 25, 2010
Source: South China Morning Post
More cash to enforce ban, but no tax rise for now
BUDGET 2010
There [...]
Holograms Can Defeat Global Counterfeiting Epidemic and Rescue Middle Eastern Governments from Financial Challenges
First published: February 22, 2010
Source: Al Bawaba
As the world continues to grapple with economic challenges, a [...]
Recession forces cocaine gangs to move into the booming illegal cigarette market
First published: February 22, 2010
Source: Irish Times
THE SMOKE SMUGGLERS: In the second part of our series, Crime Correspondent CONOR LALLY [...]
Letter from Kenneth
香港吸煙與健康委員會各位委員：
香港地少人多，人口密度世界最高，為保障全民呼吸健康，禁煙措施有需要做到全世界最嚴厲。
銅鑼灣行人專用區，整天都充斥著二手煙，途人根本避無可避。商場的廁所內，經常有人藏匿於廁格內抽煙，彌漫著陣陣煙味。事實上如無必要，本人是不會到銅鑼灣或旺角等鬧市逛街。
本人建議特區政府：
(1) 立法嚴禁18歲以下人士抽煙
(2) 每年大幅增加煙草稅，協助煙民戒煙
(3) 加強教育，減少青少年受煙毒影響
Source: Kenneth
Action on Smoking and Health
16th Feb, 2010
Cost benefit analysis of the DCTC Protocol on illicit trade in tobacco products
Paul Johnson from Action [...]
It is high time the HKSAR Government expanded the Tobacco Control Office
Macau has a population of 544,000 (source: Macau News) compared to Hong Kong’s 7 million.
Their new Tobacco Control Office will [...]
Arrests double for trading in illicit cigarettes
The number of people arrested over illegal cigarette activities has nearly [...]
Bhutan: Tobacco control bill endorsed
Tobacco control bill endorsed - South Asian News Agency
December 7, 2009
Under the watchful gaze of the giant Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal [...]
