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Tobacco marketing firm fined NT$5.2 million for giveaways  

Jump to full article: The China Post (tw), 2009-11-09

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The Kaohsiung City Government has upheld a ruling to fine a tobacco product marketing company NT$5.2 million for using colorful cards to promote sales. The fine was first meted out by the City's Health Department following a complaint filed by the anti-smoking organization John Tung Foundation in July.

The foundation charged that the supplier of tobacco products had violated the regulations by attaching well-designed and colorfully printed cards to three brands of cigarette packs as giveaways to attract buyers.

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