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 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. …
Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH), in collaboration with various medical associations, tobacco control organizations, academia and non-government organizations, launches a signatory campaign to gather the public support to urge the Government to totally ban electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and other new tobacco products, including heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products to safeguard public health. Timeline…
Subject: Policy Address 2018 – Ban on E-cigarettes and Other New Smoking Products Date received: 10 October 2018 To safeguard the health of the public, the Government has made strenuous efforts in tobacco control. Different measures have been introduced, including the designation and continuous expansion of no-smoking areas, and periodic increases in tobacco duty. With…
