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[Hong Kong] Govt urged to charge managers for smoking breach

The government has been urged to make bar managers liable for prosecution if people smoke inside their premises. The call was made by the chairwoman of the Council on Smoking and Health, Lisa Lau, on the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the first an
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
added Oct 9, 2012 07:11
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[Hong Kong] Champagne and Cigarettes

Champagne and Cigarettes, produced by Nicole Garbellini-West and written by local playwrights, consists of a series of short vignettes, each around 15 minutes long, that are apparently only linked by the omnipresence of the titular objects. Most, but not
Time Out Hong Kong (hk)
added Sep 21, 2012 17:04
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[China, Hong Kong] Customs swoops on illicit cigarette smuggling syndicate in Tsing Yi

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (September 19) swooped on an illicit cigarette smuggling syndicate in Tsing Yi.On board a cross-boundary container truck and a local lorry, a total of 110 boxes containing around 1.3 million sticks of duty-not-paid cigarette we
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
added Sep 19, 2012 16:51
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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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[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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Appointments to Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health

The Government gazetted today (August 10) the re-appointment of Ms Lisa Lau Man-man as Chairman of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health.
Hong Kong SAR Government Information Centre (hk)
added Aug 10, 2012 19:38
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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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[Hong Kong] Ad spend by tobacco firms no longer tax deductible, Yicai says ($$)

Tobacco companies have been told that their spending on advertising and publicity is no longer tax deductible, news portal Yicai.com reported
EJ Insight (Hong Kong Economic Journal) (hk)
added Jun 27, 2012 14:44
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