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[Hong Kong] LETTER: Budget must increase cigarette tax

This is a last-ditch public attempt to persuade the government to introduce tobacco tax increases in the budget on February 27, following our direct submissions to the administration, last year and this year.
South China Morning Post
added Feb 18, 2013 10:55
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[Hong Kong] LETTERS: Cigarette law not needed / Plain packets can be effective

South China Morning Post
added Jan 15, 2013 15:38
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[Hong Kong] Customs smashes illicit cigarette smuggling case in Lok Ma Chau (with photos)

Hong Kong Customs today (December 19) seized about 1.8 million sticks of illegally imported cigarettes found on board a cross-boundary lorry arriving in Hong Kong at Lok Ma Chau Control Point.
Hong Kong SAR Government Information Centre (hk)
added Dec 20, 2012 01:05
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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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[Hong Kong] Man convicted for assaulting tobacco control inspector

A 54-year-old man was sentenced to a fine of $2,000 in the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court today (December 3) upon conviction of assaulting a Tobacco Control Inspector (TCI). The man was also sentenced to a penalty of $5,000 and $1,000 for failing to produc
Hong Kong Department of Health (hk)
added Dec 4, 2012 03:38
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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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[Hong Kong] SALLAY: Left Field: Tobacco sponsor ban has hurt sports over the years

Legislation banning tobacco advertising was full of merit but it is sports, tennis in particular, that has paid the price
South China Morning Post
added Nov 25, 2012 11:54
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Hong Kong cracks down on cigarette smuggling ring

Customs officials in Hong Kong have cracked down on a smuggling ring that delivered contraband cigarettes to its clients' homes.
BBC Online
added Nov 2, 2012 13:59
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Hong Kong Untaxed Cigarettes Crackdown: 119 Arrested By Authorities

Hong Kong authorities said Friday that they had arrested 119 people and seized 3 million untaxed cigarettes after cracking down on smugglers running home delivery services of the illicit smokes.
AP - Associated Press
added Nov 2, 2012 12:30
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[Hong Kong] Stub them out

Bar and restaurant managers should be prosecuted if people are caught smoking in their premises. That's the latest stub-'em-out warning from the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health.
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
added Oct 10, 2012 17:55
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