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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