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[Asia] Hong Kong's smokers still lighting up in bars
You would have thought that having a smoking ban in Hong Kong would mean that World No Tobacco Day would be a big success. But yesterday, people were still happily puffing away in bars. In 2007, the city implemented a smoking ban that applied to all ind
Jun 1, 2013
South China Morning Post
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Jun 1, 2013 12:26
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[Hong Kong] Customs seizes record high illicit tobacco seizures from transshipment containers
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (May 16) smashed a transshipment smuggling case at Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound and seized record high illicit tobacco weighing 5339 kilograms and valued at about $4 million with a duty potential of around
May 17, 2013
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
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May 18, 2013 22:57
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[Hong Kong] HK Customs confiscates $18.5 million in crime proceeds from cigarette smuggling syndicate
Hong Kong Customs, with the application of the Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance (OSCO), recently confiscated $18.5 million worth of realisable properties owned by three persons who were previously convicted in an illicit cigarette-cum-money launderi
May 16, 2013
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
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May 16, 2013 16:46
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[Asia, China, Hong Kong] Mystery of the deflated Rubber Duck: were cigarette butts to blame?
Now Chinese mainland tourists are blamed for the demise of Rubber Duck: rumours circulate that cigarette butts turned art installation into an omlette ... “There have been rumours that Hong Kong’s big yellow duck was ‘burned to death’ by tourists from S
May 16, 2013
South China Morning Post
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May 16, 2013 03:31
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[Hong Kong] No fire without smokes
Police suspect a fire in the Legislative Council office of radical lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung was caused by someone breaking the ban on smoking in government offices. No one was injured in the Saturday night blaze but a sofa and a picture of m
May 13, 2013
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
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May 12, 2013 17:01
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[Asia, China, Hong Kong] Customs seize HK$24 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco
Customs officers smashed an international smuggling syndicate, seizing HK$24 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco. The 9.3 million cigarettes and 90kg of tobacco were found in a container that arrived in Hong Kong from Port Kelang in Malay
May 1, 2013
South China Morning Post
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Apr 30, 2013 21:40
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[Asia, China, Hong Kong] Customs seizes illicit cigarettes and tobacco from transshipment container (with photos)
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 29) smashed a transshipment smuggling case at Kwai Chung Customshouse Cargo Examination Compound, resulting in the seizure of about 9.3 million sticks of illicit cigarettes and 90 kilogrammes of illicit tobacco. The tot
Apr 30, 2013
Hong Kong SAR Government Information Centre (hk)
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Apr 30, 2013 21:37
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[Hong Kong] WINN: Tobacco and roadside pollution more dangerous than bird flu
This is why it is particularly galling that there was no increase in the tax on tobacco in this year's budget. A packet of Marlboro Light costs HK$50 in Hong Kong, HK$76 in Singapore and HK$139 in Brisbane. Increasing tax is considered to be one of the bi
Apr 12, 2013
South China Morning Post
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Apr 12, 2013 00:28
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[Hong Kong] Firms not keeping tabs on smokers
Only one in 10 companies assisted their employees to quit smoking in the past year, according to a study. Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society Kowloon and the University of Hong Kong surveyed 300 companies last month.
Mar 25, 2013
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
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Mar 24, 2013 19:21
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[Hong Kong] Customs cracks illicit cigarette distribution case in Hung Hom
Hong Kong Customs today (March 5) cracked an illicit cigarette distribution case in Hung Hom. A total of two million sticks of illicit cigarettes packed in 166 carton boxes were seized. The total value of the illicit cigarettes was about $5 million with a
Mar 5, 2013
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
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Mar 7, 2013 04:17