HONG KONG: Hong Kong announced plans on Thursday (Jun 6) for a blanket ban on e-cigarettes, citing a "consensus" on the need for action and their impact on the health of young people.
HONG KONG : Hong Kong announced plans on Thursday for a blanket ban on e-cigarettes, citing a"consensus" on the need for action and their impact on the health of young people.
"We will fully ban all alternative smoking products," Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said at a news conference, using the government term for products such as e-cigarettes. "A blanket ban on alternative smoking products has become a consensus in society ... It is time to ban all forms of possession of alternative smoking products, including for personal use," said Deputy Secretary for Health Eddie Lee.
The government also proposed banning flavoured tobacco, which officials said survey results showed particularly appealed to women and young people.
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