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FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1982
THE TAR IN EACH BRAND PRODUCT OF CIGARETTE ON SALE IN HONG KONG WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST WITH THE AID OF A SMOKING MACHINE. THE TAR GROUP RATING WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES, ACCORDING TO THE TAR CONTENT IN MILLIGRAMS IN EACH CIGARETTE, AS FOLLOWS:
0 10 MGS
11
•
16 MGS
17
-
22 MGS
23 28 MGS
29 AND OVER
LOW TAR
LOW TO MIDDLE TAR
MIDDLE TAR
MIDDLE TO HIGH TAR
HIGH TAR
WHERE GOVERNMENT TESTS HAVE THE EFFECT OF VARYING THE PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED TAR RATING, CIGARETTES CAN BE SOLD IN PACKAGING BEARING THE OLD RATING FOR UP TO 12 MONTHS. AS FOR PRINTED PUBLICATIONS, THE PREVIOUS DESIGNATION MAY BE USED IN ADVERTISEMENTS FOR TWO WEEKS IN THE CASE OF NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED AT INTERVALS OF ONE WEEK OR LESS AND FOR THREE MONTHS IN THE CASE OF ANY OTHER JOURNAL.
THE TAR GROUP DESIGNATION OF ANY BRAND OF CIGARETTE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR HIS AGENT IF NO SUCH DESIGNATION IS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST OR IF THE MANUFACTURER ALTERS THE TAR CONTENT AND THEREBY RENDERS THE PREVIOUS DESIGNATION
INCORRECT. IN EITHER CASE,
IN EITHER CASE, WHOLESALERS OF CIGARETTES IN PACKAGING BEARING TAR GROUP DESIGNATIONS DETERMINED UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR OF
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN TWO DAYS AFTER THEY ARE FIRST PUT ON SALE, ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR ACCORDINGLY COMMITS AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE ON SUMMARY CONVICTION TO A FINE OF $2 000.
THE ORDER PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY SPECIFIES THE EXACT FORM THAT THE HEALTH WARNING AND TAR GROUP DESIGNATION SHOULD TAKE.
THE OFFICIAL WORDING OF THE WARNING IS +HK GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING: CIGARETTE SMOKING IS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH+. THE ORDER STATES IN DETAIL THE LANGUAGE, TYPEFACE, SIZE, SHAPE, COLOUR AND LOCATION OF THE HEALTH WARNING AND TAR GROUP DESIGNATION BOTH ON CIGARETTE PACKAGING AND IN ADVERTISEMENTS.
ALSO INCLUDED ARE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SIGNS TO BE POSTED IN DESIGNATED NO-SMOKING AREAS.
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