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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.

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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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