WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1993
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MORE ANTI-SMOKING PLANS UNDER STUDY
THE GOVERNMENT IS EXAMINING PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER ANTI-SMOKING MEASURES AS A RESULT OF RECENT EXTENSIVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS WONG SAID LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS NOT THE ONLY FOCUS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO DISCOURAGE SMOKING, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE YOUNG.
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"EMPHASIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON PUBLIC EDUCATION TO INFORM OF THE HEALTH RISKS OF SMOKING AND TO DISCOURAGE THEM FROM SMOKING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO QUIT, SHE SAID.
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NOTING THAT SMOKING IS ALREADY PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC AREAS IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MRS WONG SAID WHETHER TO EXTEND SUCH PROHIBITION TO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ENCLOSED PLACES WAS CURRENTLY BEING EXAMINED.
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CITING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS, MRS WONG SAID DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST ΤΟ DECEMBER 1992, CASE HAD HAD TO BE REFERRED TO THE POLICE FOR PROSECUTION SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH) (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE.
"THE LAW EMPOWERS MANAGEMENTS TO ENFORCE SMOKING PROHIBITION IN THEIR PREMISES AND VEHICLES, SHE SAID.
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"SO FAR, ONLY ONE PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATOR HAS INFORMED ME OF DIFFICULTIES IN ENFORCING THE NEW PROVISIONS, LARGELY BECAUSE OF HOSTILE RESPONSE FROM SOME UNCO-OPERATIVE SMOKERS, SHE SAID.
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"OTHER OPERATORS HAVE REPORTED NO MAJOR PROBLEMS, AS MOST PASSENGERS ARE WELL AWARE OF, AND RESPECT, THE PROHIBITION ON SMOKING IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MRS WONG ADDED.
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CHARGING SCHEME FOR CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT
A CHARGING SCHEME TO RECOVER THE CAPITAL COST AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY (CWTF) ON TSING YI WILL BE ESTABLISHED.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON SAMUEL WONG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID A CONSULTANCY STUDY TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF VARIOUS CHARGING METHODS WAS DUE FOR COMPLETION IN MARCH THIS YEAR.
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