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MONDAY, MAY 15, 1989
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LATEST REVIEW SHOWS RISE IN AVERAGE NICOTINE YIELD OF CIGARETTES
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FIGURES FROM THE LATEST ANALYSIS ON THE AVERAGE NICOTINE YIELD OF CIGARETTES SHOW THAT IT HAS RISEN AGAIN TO A HIGH LEVEL AFTER A TEMPORARY DROP DURING THE LAST SURVEY 91X MONTHS AGO.
RELEASING THE FINDINGS OF THE LATEST (12TH) BI-ANNUAL REVIEW OF TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES TODAY (MONDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE AVERAGE NICOTINE YIELD AMONG THE 101 TOP BEST-SELLING CIGARETTES IN HONG KONG HAD RISEN
6.8 PER CENT TO 1.25 MG/CIG, COMPARED WITH THE FIGURE
MG/CIG. IN NOVEMBER
LAST YEAR.
OF
1.17
BY
"WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE DROP RECORDED IN THE LAST SURVEY
DOWNWARD WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FALL INSTEAD OF THE START OF A HE SAID.
NICOTINE THE AVERAGE
CONTENT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MG/CIG. OR ABOVE IN THE THREE SURVEYS PUBLISHED IN MAY 1987, 1987 AND MAY 1988.
"ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE TAR YIELD HAS SLIGHTLY TO 15.0 MG/CIG., COMPARED WITH THE 15.2 MG/CIG. IN SURVEY, HE SAID.
"
A FULL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FINDINGS HAS IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE "CHOICE" MAGAZINE.
MEANWHILE,
IN A CONSULTATION PAPER
1.2
TREND,
AT 1.25 NOVEMBER
DECREASED THE LAST
BEEN
PUBLISHED
BY
THE
(COSH)
AND
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IN
RECENTLY RELEASED GOVERNMENT, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH
NICOTINE MG/CIG. FOR PROPOSED AN IMMEDIATE CEILING OF MG/CIG. FOR TAR, TO BE LOWERED TO 1 MG (NICOTINE) AND 15 MG (TAR) TWO YEARS' TIME, SUBJECT TO FUTURE REVIEW.
WILL BE
CONSULTED ON
THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE PAPER THROUGH THE
PUBLIC
JUNE 30 THIS YEAR.
AND THESE
OTHER COSH DISTRICT BOARDS UNTIL
DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME FOR IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATIONS
THE
PUBLISHED ON
DISKETTE AN ADDITIONAL
SUBMISSION OPTION
TO
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED IN A GAZETTE NOTICE
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF APRIL 28 THIS YEAR SCHEME ON JULY 1 TO PROVIDE SUBMIT IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS ON MICRO-COMPUTER DISKETTES.
WITH TRADERS
DETAILS
OF
THE
REQUIREMENTS OF
THE
SCHEME, DECLARATION OUTPUT FORMATS, HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED IN AN EARLIER NOTICE PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1988.
/TRADERS WHO
INCLUDING GAZETTE
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