ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1993
DECISION
то
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GOVERNMENT
PRICE AND
SPLIT
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE THE CONTRACT ΤΟ MANAGE AND OPERATE THE MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS INTO TWO PACKAGES WAS TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE COMPETITION BETWEEN OPERATORS.
THIS DECISION ALSO TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION
COMMENTS FROM THE
MOTORISTS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
A TOTAL OF NINE COMPANIES REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF CAR PARK OPERATORS IN HONG KONG TENDERED FOR THE CONTRACTS.
CIGARETTE TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS DROP
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THE AVERAGE TAR YIELD AMONG THE 105 BEST-SELLING CIGARETTES HONG KONG BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR WAS 13.2 MILLIGRAM (MG) PER CIGARETTE, DOWN 1.2 MG OR NINE PER CENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ANALYSIS.
THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S LATEST REVIEW OF TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES.
THE AVERAGE NICOTINE YIELD ALSO DROPPED BY 0.4 MG PER CIGARETTE TO 0.82 MG.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THIS REVIEW WAS THE FIRST ONE COMPLETED SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW PROHIBITION AGAINST SALE OF CIGARETTES WITH A TAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 20 MG PER CIGARETTE.
"THE DECREASES IN TAR AND NICOTINE CONTENTS ARE PROPERLY ATTRIBUTED ΤΟ ACTION TAKEN BY MANUFACTURERS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PRODUCTS COMPLY WITH THE NEW LEGAL REQUIREMENT, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
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"THERE HAS BEEN A ONE-YEAR GRACE PERIOD UNTIL FEBRUARY 1 THIS YEAR FOR MANUFACTURERS TO ADJUST TO THE NEW REQUIREMENT.
"AFTER THAT DATE, THE MANUFACTURER MUST EITHER LOWER THE TAR CONTENT FURTHER OR WITHDRAW THE PRODUCT FROM THE MARKET, HE ADDED.
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AMONG THE 105 BRANDS OF CIGARETTES SAMPLED, TWO BRANDS HAD AN AVERAGE TAR YIELD OF SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 20 MG PER CIGARETTE.
THE FULL REPORT OF THIS REVIEW WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF "CHOICE" MAGAZINE.
THE NEXT REVIEW IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL NEXT YEAR.
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