Professor TH Lam and Dr Derek Cheung received research awards at the Health Research Symposium 2011 organised by the Food and Health Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SAR, on 23 November 2021. Professor Lam was awarded “The 10th Health & Medical Research Fund Anniversary Awards” for the research project “Youth Quitline: An accessible telephone-based…
12 journal articles written by our team on smoking cessation and tobacco control were accepted for publication in international peer-reviewed journals in 2021 (in alphabetical order of author list): Chau SL, Wang MP, Wu Y, Cheung DYT, Kong A, Lai V, Lam TH, Ho SY. Polytobacco product use among current cigarette smokers in Hong Kong,…
15 research papers written by our team on smoking cessation and tobacco control were accepted for publication in international peer-reviewed journals in 2020 (in alphabetical order of author list): Cheung YTD, Chan CHH, Ho KS, Fok WP, Conway M, Wong CKH, Li WHC, Wang MP, Lam TH. Effectiveness of WhatsApp online group discussion for smoking…
14 research papers written by our team on smoking cessation and tobacco control were accepted for publication in international peer-reviewed journals in 2019 (in alphabetical order of author list): Chen J, Ho SY, Leung LT, Wang MP, Lam TH. Adolescent Support for Tobacco Control Policies and Associations with Tobacco Denormalization Beliefs and Harm Perceptions. Int…
The main results of a cluster-randomised trial nested within the 8th “Quit to Win” Smoke-free Community Campaign has been published in the latest issue of The Lancet Digital Health. The study was led by Dr Man Ping Wang. His PhD student, Mr Tzu Tsun Luk, coordinated the study and drafted the paper. The study was…
15 research papers written by our team on smoking cessation and tobacco control were accepted for publication in international peer-reviewed journals in 2018 (in alphabetical order of author list): Chen J, Ho SY, Leung LT, Wang MP, Lam TH. Tobacco industry denormalization beliefs in Hong Kong adolescents. Nicotine Tob Res. 2019;21(7):949-54. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty094 Chen J,…
Dr Kelvin MP Wang wrote a newspaper column entitled “Electronic cigarettes dose not help teenagers quit smoking” published by am730 on 8 July 2019. He expressed concerns about the growing popularity electronic cigarette use in teenagers worldwide and in Hong Kong. Citing research findings from HKU Youth Quitline [1], which found no association between electronic…
Dr Kelvin MP Wang was interviewed and featured in a press article entitled “Should all vaping options be banned?” published by the China Daily today (27 May 2019). Dr Wang expressed concerns that the sleek design and the flavorings of electronic cigarettes are particularly attractive to young people, and that an age restriction would only…
Dr William HC Li, Director of HKU Youth Quitline, and Dr Eva KY Ho, representing our Women Quitline, made oral presentations at the meetings of Bills Committee on Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2019 in support of the Government’s proposal to ban the import, manufacture, sale, distribution and advertisement of alternative smoking products, including electronic cigarettes, heat-not-burn products and herbal cigarettes. …
On 15 February 2019, the Government of Hong Kong SAR published in the Gazette the Smoking(Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2019 (Amendment Bill), which aims to ban the import, manufacture, sale, distribution and advertisement of alternative smoking products, including electronic cigarettes, heat-not-burn products and herbal cigarettes. On 13 April 2019, the School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong,…
