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[Hong Kong] Poll: The people want timely tobacco alternatives
Hong Kong-based consumer advocate factasia.org is urging the government to regulate and allow the sale of alternative tobacco products, claiming consumers have the right to choose what they buy and use. The group justifies this appeal on Tuesday based o
Sep 20, 2018
Harbour Times (hk)
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Sep 22, 2018 15:54
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[Asia-pacific, China] She took on the tobacco industry, and taught a city about sex: a Hong Kong doctor’s life
For 50 years, Dr Judith Mackay was one of Big Tobacco’s biggest enemies, and her battle to curb smoking had a major impact across the globe. She looks back on that and much else besides, including raising a family
Sep 14, 2018
South China Morning Post
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Sep 15, 2018 04:08
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[Hong Kong] CHAN: How should policymakers approach e-cigarettes?
If users believe they are doing less harm than the old-style cigarettes, we probably should not stop them. .. the authorities, educators and parents should all play a part in making sure kids know that smoking in any form is bad for health, and not cool.
Aug 30, 2018
EJ Insight (Hong Kong Economic Journal) (hk)
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Aug 30, 2018 17:42
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[Asia-pacific, China, Hong Kong] 33 Chinese arrested in police raid on US$21 million counterfeit cigarette factory
Police and tobacco law enforcement officials raided the gang’s main production base in Qujing, Yunnan province, on June 6 after weeks of surveillance, Yunnan.cn reported on Sunday.
Jun 18, 2018
South China Morning Post
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Aug 8, 2018 01:27
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[Asia-pacific, Hong Kong, Japan] Asian consumers push for right to use smoking alternatives
consumers have formed vape-advocacy organizations in Australia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand. The International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations, an umbrella group, is lobbying for change in places including Hong Ko
Jul 15, 2018
Nikkei Inc. (jp)
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Jul 15, 2018 19:36
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[Asia, Hong Kong] Parents flaring up about e-cigarettes
Most parents asked for views on e-cigarettes want them banned outright rather than legalized with warnings and restrictions. Eighty-two percent of 3,374 parents who responded to a survey called for the ban in the wake of a proposal last month to amend t
Jul 8, 2018
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
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Jul 8, 2018 22:06
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[Hong Kong] Breastfeeding mothers stop nursing sooner when living with smokers
Nursing mothers who live with two or more smokers are more likely to stop breastfeeding sooner than those who live in nonsmoking households. In a Hong Kong-based study, researchers discovered that these mothers are at 30 percent higher risk for ending bre
Jun 27, 2018
EurekAlert
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Jun 28, 2018 21:39
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[Asia-pacific] The Hong Kong ex-police officers laying down the law on no-smoking zones
Former policeman Kuan Chong-hoi retired from the force last year, but he is still relying on his experience in keeping public order in his new role – as a tobacco control inspector ensuring people do not light up in no-smoking zones.
Jun 27, 2018
South China Morning Post
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Jun 28, 2018 14:16
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[Asia-pacific, China, Hong Kong] EDITORIAL: E-cigarettes are also hazardous to health
The government is right to impose restrictions on what is also known as vaping, as Hong Kong continues to move towards becoming a smoke-free society
Jun 18, 2018
South China Morning Post
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Jun 21, 2018 13:19
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[Asia-pacific, China] LETTER: Public smokers show no sign of quitting in Hong Kong
But it may be time for a rethink, as residents and visitors alike are seen flouting many smoking bans in Hong Kong. People now seem to think it is all right to light up anywhere and everywhere – even in the so-called statutory no-smoking areas. I have ev
Jun 17, 2018
South China Morning Post
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Jun 20, 2018 13:52