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MONDAY, MAY 14, 1990

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IT ALSO RUNS VARIOUS KINDS OF VOCATIONAL CLASSES AND ORGANISES COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

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MR BARCLAY WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE CLUB IS EXPANDING SERVICES ΤΟ THE SHAU KEI WAN FOOTHILLS WHERE A HOME CARE-AND-ATTENTION UNIT FOR THE ELDERLY WOULD BE SET UP, AND BE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 1993-94.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE CLUB CHAIRMAN, MS CHRISTINA TING, AND THE PRESIDENT, MRS LEUNG WONG CHUI-MEI, MR BARCLAY TOURED THE CLUB PREMISES AND SAW CHILDREN LEARNING AND PLAYING AT THE NURSERY.

IN THE COMING WEEKS, MR BARCLAY WILL ALSO VISIT KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, THE HONG KONG ENDEAVOURERS, THE DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS

ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION

FEDERATION OF HONG KONG CHAI WAN AREA SOCIETIES.

VARIOUS EASTERN AND THE

REVIEW ON TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES

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THE AVERAGE TAR YIELD AMONG THE

TOP BEST-SELLING CIGARETTES IN HONG KONG HAS INCREASED BY 0.2 MG/CIGARETTE ΤΟ 15 MG/CIGARETTE COMPARED WITH THE FIGURE OF 14.8 MG/CIGARETTE IN THE LAST ANALYSIS, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SIX-MONTH REVIEW OF TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES RELEASED BY GOVERNMENT TODAY (MONDAY).

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE NICOTINE YIELD OF CIGARETTES HAS DECREASED BY 1.68 PER CENT FROM 29 MG/CIGARETTE IN THE LAST ANALYSIS TO 1.27 MG/CIGARETTE IN THE CURRENT SURVEY.

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"DESPITE SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN THE AVERAGE TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS WHICH ARE PROBABLY DUE TO THE INCLUSION OF SOME BRANDS NOT COVERED IN THE PREVIOUS TEST, THE PRESENT SURVEY HAS NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE POSITION SIX MONTHS AGO," A GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN SAID.

"AS IN PREVIOUS SURVEYS, NO HIGH TAR CIGARETTES WERE FOUND IN THIS TEST PROGRAMME AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BRANDS OF VARIOUS TAR GROUPS BETWEEN THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS SURVEYS REMAINS VERY MUCH THE SAME, HE ADDED.

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IT IS IMPORTANT ΤΟ ACHIEVE PROGRESSIVE TAR AND NICOTINE REDUCTIONS IN CIGARETTES BECAUSE THESE SUBSTANCES ARE HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. LEGISLATION TO IMPOSE AN UPPER LIMIT ON THE TAR AND/OR NICOTINE CONTENT OF CIGARETTES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION.

"THE TAR GROUP DESIGNATIONS WILL ALSO BE RESTRUCTURED TO BRING THEM INTO LINE WITH THE UK PRACTICE. THUS, CIGARETTES WITH A TAR CONTENT OF 18 MG AND AROVE WILL BE DESIGNATED IN THE HIGH TAR GROUP (AT PRESENT 29 MG AND ABOVE)," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

A FULL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FINDINGS ON TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF "CHOICE" MAGAZINE.

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