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CAP. 371|

Cigarette

advertisements in

printed

publications.

Health warning when cigarette advertisement displayed.

Smoking (Public Health)

[1984 Ed.

(5) Any article forfeited under subsection (4) shall be de- stroyed or disposed of in the same manner as any article forfeited under section 48 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, and the provisions of sections 49 and 50 of that Ordinance shall apply in relation to articles forfeited under subsection (4) as they do to articles forfeited under the said section 48.

PART IV

( Added, 52 of 1983, s. 2)

Cigarette ADVERTISING

11. (1) No person shall print or publish a cigarette adver- tisement in a printed publication to which this section applies unless the advertisement bears, in the prescribed form and manner-

(a) a health warning;

(b) the tar group designation of the cigarettes advertised. (2) This section applies to

(a) any local newspaper;

(b) any printed document published or distributed in Hong Kong, not being a newspaper or an advertisement pub- lished or distributed for the purpose of display.

(3) Nothing in this section or section 12 shall apply in relation to a cigarette advertisement in a printed publication-

(a) being a local newspaper published-

(i) for the passengers of any airline or shipping com- pany;

(ii) for the tobacco trade or as the "in house" magazine of any company engaged in that trade; (Replaced, 26 of 1984, s. 2)

(aa) being a local newspaper, other than a newspaper referred to in paragraph (a), the circulation of which within Hong Kong-

(i) constitutes not more than 20 per cent of its total circulation; and

(ii) does not exceed such number as the Governor in Council may from time to time specify by notice in the Gazette; (Added, 26 of 1984, s. 2)

(b) in such circumstances as may be prescribed.

12. (1) No person shall-

(a) display;

(b) publish or distribute for the purpose of display,

any cigarette advertisement in writing or other permanent or semi- permanent form unless the advertisement has a health warning in the prescribed form and manner.