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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1987

(F)

TO

ACHIEVE

CO-OPERATION

BETWEEN ALL GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SMOKING-CONTROL ACTIVITIES;

AND

(G)

REGIONAL

TO PROVIDE LIAISON WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION WITH LOCAL,

AND INTERNATIONAL SMOKING AND HEALTH MATTERS.

AND

AGENCIES

ON

GOVERNMENT'S

ANTI-SMOKING POLICY HAD BEEN SMOKING [PUBLIC HEALTH)

MR CHAMBERS SAID QUITE SUCCESSFUL SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE ORDINANCE IN 1982.

NUMBER OF "GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-SMOKING MEASURES INVOLVE A LARGE

AS CLOSE LIAISON WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES, AS WELL

AND INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AGENCIES,

"EXPERIENCE IN

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND

ARE PROGRAMMES THAT SUCH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COMPETENT CO-ORDINATING AGENCY SUPPORTED BY THE MR CHAMBERS SAID.

ELSEWHERE

HAS SHOWN BEST HANDLED BY A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT,"

THAT

FATAL AND DISABLING THAT "THIS PRODUCT IS

IN MAY 1986, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) AFFIRMED "THE CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN TOBACCO AND A RANGE OF DISEASES HAS BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY PROVED" AND ADDICTIVE AND DANGEROUS EVEN WHEN USED AS PROMOTED",

"WHO URGED MEMBER STATES ON THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL AND CO-ORDINATE ALL TOBACCO AND FOCAL POINT TO STIMULATE, SUPPORT HEALTH ACTIVITIES. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS THUS MORE CONVINCED OF THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH IN HONG KONG

NECESSARY LEGAL POWERS, A FIRM FOOTING WITH INDEPENDENT STATUS AND HE SAID.

ON

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ON

PROPOSALS

MR CHAMBERS PAID TRIBUTE TO MEMBERS OF THE PROVISIONAL

AND HEALTH

FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION SMOKING

ESTABLISHMENT FORMULATION OF

OF THE

COUNCIL.

{PCOSH)

THE FOR

COUNCIL IN THE PERMANENT

IN

PCOSH WAS APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

STEER THE DECEMBER 1986 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DR RONALD LEUNG TO SETTING UP OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL.

THE HONG KONG COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH BILL 1987 INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JULY 8.

WILL BE

TO THE SECRETARY CENTRAL 7/F,

VIEWS ON PROVISIONS OF THE BILL CAN BE SENT FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE.

SECRETARIAT, GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD OR TO OMELCO AT 8 JACKSON CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

ROAD,

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