Lifetime ban on cigarettes for Hongkongers born after certain date proposed in public consultation on smoking

July 13, 2023 by scmp.com

Lifetime ban on cigarettes for Hongkongers born after certain date proposed in public consultation on smoking

Banning Hongkongers born after a certain date from buying cigarettes is among measures in an open-ended public consultation on discouraging smoking, although insiders say some of the more controversial ideas were dropped. [...] The consultation, involving a citywide questionnaire, began on Wednesday and is expected to end on September 30.


November 07, 2022 by tobaccoreporter.com

Hong Kong Mulls Generational Cigarette Ban

Hong Kong residents who were born in 2009 or after should be banned from buying cigarettes by 2027,…


25.30% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 295.5 million current smokers in China 47.80% of men are current smokers but only 2.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR

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