THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1990
WARNINGS IN
PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARE DISPLAYED
THE LAW WILL BE AMENDED TO ENSURE THAT HEALTH
HOARDINGS, ON TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENTS
SIGNBOARDS AND OTHER EXTERNAL VEHICLES CONSPICUOUSLY.
TO BE PERMITTED,
SPONSOR REQUIREMENT
WHILE TOBACCO SPONSORSHIP WILL CONTINUE ADVERTISEMENTS USING A CIGARETTE BRAND NAME AS THE OF AN EVENT WILL NO LONGER BE EXEMPTED FROM THE TO DISPLAY A HEALTH WARNING.
THE SPOKESMAN
SAID LEGISLATION
ΤΟ
GIVE
EFFECT
ΤΟ
THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD NOW BE PREPARED.
זז
THE DURING
(PUBLIC NEXT
"WE HOPE TO INTRODUCE AN AMENDMENT BILL TO THE SMOKING
COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE INTO THE HEALTH) ORDINANCE
++
SESSION, HE SAID.
REFERRING TO DISCOURAGING SMOKING IN
SPOKESMAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ROLE.
CONTINUE
PLAY
OFFICES, GOVERNMENT
TO
AN
THE
EXEMPLARY
то
BAN SMOKING
IN
WITHIN
"ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AS FAR AS POSSIBLE PUBLIC AREAS IN GOVERNMENT PREMISES INCLUDING CONFERENCE ROOMS TWO YEARS," HE SAID.
TURNING TO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS PUT FORWARD BY COSH WHICH
WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROPOSAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRE RESTAURANTS TO DISPLAY A SIGN STATING WHETHER THEY HAVE FOR NON-SMOKERS HAD PRODUCED STRONG OBJECTIONS FROM THE TRADE.
"MOST RESTAURANTS IN HONG KONG ARE SMALL AND THIS WOULD NOT HAVE THE EFFECT OF ENCOURAGING THEM TO SET ASIDE AREAS.
"HOWEVER,
THE
то
AREAS
REQUIREMENT NO-SMOKING
WE ARE AWARE THAT CERTAIN LARGE RESTAURANTS IN KONG ARE ALREADY PROVIDING NO-SMOKING AREAS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.
"INSTEAD
RESORTING OF
WE WOULD ΤΟ LEGISLATION,
AREAS, ASIDE NO-SMOKING RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT TO SET PRACTICABLE, ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS," HE SAID.
HONG
URGE THE AS FAR AS
THE
SPOKESMAN
SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO THE PACKETS AND CONTAINERS OF PIPE TOBACCO REQUIRE DISPLAY A HEALTH WARNING.
DECIDED NOT TO
AND CIGARS
ΤΟ
·
'WHILE IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY TRUE THAT CIGARS AND PIPE TOBACCO ALSO HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH, THESE PRODUCTS ARE CONSUMED BY A VERY PROPORTION OF THE ADULT POPULATION OF HONG KONG.
"TO EXTEND то THESE PRODUCTS THE
+
WOULD REQUIREMENT EFFORTS, HE SAID.
HAVE
A
NEGLIGIBLE
ARE
SMALL
STATUTORY HEALTH WARNING
ON IMPACT
OUR ANTI-SMOKING
/ON THE