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Total bar receipts in the first half of the year reached HK$611 million, a 13.6 per cent drop from HK$694 million in the same period last year. Photo: Nora Tam

Would ending Hong Kong liquor tax and delaying shisha ban help bar business?

Hong Kong Bar and Club Association urges measures to help revitalise industry amid growing trend of cross-border spending.

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Flavoured cigarette ban in Hong Kong may deter mainland tourists: expert

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Malaysia’s vape sector pleads for ‘opportunity to breathe’ as smoking laws loom

Industry seeks more time to offload inventories, saying rules aimed at kicking addiction among under 18s being rolled out without consultation.

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The legislation will also require that vape products be kept off counters in Malaysian supermarkets and sundry shops. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$33 million of illicit cigarettes hidden on tugboat

Officers arrest three men, aged from 26 to 57, after searching vessel and finding 7.4 million black-market cigarettes in hidden compartment.

US city makes it illegal to vape or smoke at home, even on balcony

Smoking and vaping have been banned in some residential buildings in Carlsbad, California. Many residents are happy to be rid of second-hand smoke, but not everyone is on board with the measure.

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Pro-tobacco activists say Indonesia’s cigarette rules are a drag on business

Pro-tobacco activists oppose a ban on selling individual cigarettes, claiming the move will impact businesses and goes against Indonesia’s smoking culture.

Cigarette butts are seen on the ashtray in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters

Indonesia raises smoking age limit, bans single cigarette sales

Indonesia raised the minimum age limit for purchasing cigarettes to 21 from 18 as part of a series of changes to health regulations intended to curb the deadly habit.

High levels of cancer-causing particles found in some Hong Kong shisha bars: study

Researcher says concentration of PM2.5 particles in shisha bars a ‘very strong public health warning’, showing need to ban flavoured tobacco.

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South Korea to probe Blackpink’s Jennie’s ‘vaping incident’ after online outrage

Smoking cigarettes or vapes indoors is illegal in South Korea, and footage of the K-pop star smoking a vape triggered online outrage, with Seoul’s foreign ministry saying it had received a formal complaint.

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A now-deleted video showing K-pop megastar Jennie of Blackpink apparently smoking a vape indoors has sparked online outcry, with Seoul’s foreign ministry saying it had received a formal complaint. Photo: AFP

For many Japanese, smoking at work comes with benefits despite health risks

Most people in a survey cited the professional benefits of lighting up at the workplace, a trend an anti-tobacco advocacy group says won’t last long.

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People gather around a smoking area in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong shisha bars warn proposed ban on flavoured cigarettes will ruin sector

Patrons may turn to illegal venues offering indoor shisha smoking if government goes ahead with ban, operators say.

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US surgeon general calls for tobacco-style warnings on social media platforms

Dr Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.

Letters | Why not set a minimum price for cigarettes to further deter users?

Readers discuss recently unveiled measures to curb illicit cigarettes, why we need to study grammar in English classes, and passport cancellation for six people wanted for alleged national security offences.

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A street stall in Hong Kong’s Central district displays a variety of cigarettes for sale on June 7. The government must take more robust actions to make smoking less appealing. Photo: Jelly Tse

Editorial | New Hong Kong smoking curbs to lighten burden of public health costs

City health minister is to be applauded for measures aimed at reducing deadly habit that follow hefty rise in price of cigarettes

The Hong Kong government aims to reduce the city’s smoking rate from 9.1 per cent of over-15s to 7.8 per cent by the end of next year. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong clinics log 25% rise in smokers looking to quit since 2022 tax hike

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praises increased tobacco duty for helping to drive smokers towards ceasing their habit.

Hong Kong aims to ban flavoured cigarettes but will it cut smoking rates?

Measure is among 10 proposed by health authorities, but young smokers who use the products doubt ban will work as intended.

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Explainer | What are Hong Kong’s proposed new anti-smoking measures and where will bans apply?

The Post unpacks plan to lower smoking rate to 7.8 per cent and the expanded list of places where residents may be barred from lighting up.

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Official statistics showed the latest smoking rate of people aged 15 or above was 9.1 per cent in 2023. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong expects to pass 10 measures before end of 2025 to lower smoking rate

Health minister says ban on flavoured tobacco products among measures, with bill to be presented to legislature.

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Hong Kong penalties to increase for selling and buying illicit cigarettes

Source says labelling requirement for duty-paid cigarettes will help law enforcement officials to spot contraband.

Smoking kills, but quit the habit and lasting benefits begin quickly

On World No Tobacco Day, oncologist Tony Mok explains the dangers of smoking and vaping, and we list the lasting health benefits to be had by quitting the habit, and how quickly they kick in.

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On World No Tobacco Day, we look at the dangers of smoking, and the lasting benefits of quitting and how quickly they start. Photo: Shutterstock

Smoking shrinks your brain and increases dementia risk. Quitting reduces it

Do you need another reason to quit smoking? Habitual smoking shrinks your brain, increasing the risk of dementia. The good news is that giving up smoking, even aged 60, substantially reduces the risk.

Smoking shrinks your brain, increasing the risk of dementia. However, quitting the habit, even aged 60, substantially reduces the risk. Photo: Shutterstock

Cantopop singer Hubert Wu fined for bringing banned e-cigarettes into Hong Kong

Singer pleads guilty after 129 heated tobacco products and vaping devices discovered in luggage and coat.

Editorial | Keep up the fight to stamp out illegal cigarettes in Hong Kong

A crackdown on illegal tobacco products in the lead up to the tobacco duty increase shows that there is not only a thriving black market but also a strong demand for cigarettes. This is why the government should go further.

Letters | How the tobacco tax helped me quit smoking

Readers discuss the effectiveness of raising the tobacco tax in lowering the smoking rate, and a factor affecting the birth rate in Hong Kong.

Smokers place their cigarette butts inside a rubbish bin in Wan Chai in July 2023. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong boy, 14, prosecuted over illegal advertising for smoking products

Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office staff catch 14-year-old distributing ‘huge stack’ of smoking advertising leaflets from his backpack.

Tobacco and alcohol control officials have launched a clampdown on illegal activity linked to smoking. Photo: Sam Tsang

Wealthy and travellers targeted by Hong Kong’s new revenue-boosting measures

Residents to pay more tax on annual salaries exceeding HK$5 million, while government will revive 3 per cent tax on hotel stays and raise tobacco duty.

Chinese team tests lung treatment that may be first to reverse COPD damage

Paper follows statement by Zuo Wei that ‘stem cell and progenitor cell-based regenerative medicine may be the biggest, if not the only, hope to cure COPD’.

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