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[Australia, Hong Kong, Ukraine, USA] MARTIN: Smoke signals: plans of Big Tobacco plain to see

on the question of an outside Investor State Dispute Settlement Mechanism the Howard government stood firm. The Gillard government is standing firm, too. The multinational nature of large Australian corporations means it would effectively be giving them
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
added Aug 28, 2012 23:50
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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
South China Morning Post
added Apr 30, 2013 21:40
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EDITORIAL: Hong Kong should seize initiative to become smoke free

Statistically, Hong Kong stands a chance of being the world's first city to be declared smoke-free, which is defined as having less than 5 per cent of the population smoking. With only an estimated 11 to 12 per cent of people over 15 smoking, we already
South China Morning Post
added Dec 12, 2012 15:27
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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
Hong Kong SAR Government Information Centre (hk)
added Apr 30, 2013 21:37
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[Australia, Hong Kong] Procedural Order No. 6, dated November 30, 2012 (PDF)

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION BEFORE A TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG AND THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTS, SIGNED 15 SEPTEMBER 1993 (THE “TREATY”)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (nl)
added Jan 22, 2013 08:14
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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
South China Morning Post
added May 16, 2013 03:31
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[Australia, Hong Kong] Confusing smoke signals after Oz cigarettes victory

The health chief appears to have backtracked from an earlier promise to clamp down harder on tobacco. There were high hopes that, under Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and health minister Ko Wing-man, Hong Kong could follow Australia in banning "mini-bi
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
added Aug 15, 2012 20:31
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[China] Hong Kong Customs smashes smuggling case of illicit cigarettes (with photo)

In an inbound private car, a total of 21 packages containing 102,400 sticks of duty-not-paid cigarettes were found. The total value is about $0.255 million with a duty potential of about $0.175 million.
Hong Kong SAR Government Information Centre (hk)
added Aug 14, 2012 21:04
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[Hong Kong] Smoker jailed for attacking tobacco inspector

A 32-year-old man was sentenced to two months' jail in the Shatin Magistrates' Courts today upon conviction of assaulting a Tobacco Control Inspector.
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
added Aug 13, 2012 13:38
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[China, Hong Kong] Shenzhen Customs seize 5,727 cartons of cigarettes

Shenzhen Customs seized 5,727 cartons of cigarettes at the Wenjindu Port on July 3 from a van with a Hong Kong license plate.
China Daily (cn)
added Jul 6, 2012 12:46
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