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

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.

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’.

There was fresh pressure from the public recently after attendees of Coldplay’s gigs in Bangkok complained on social media that ‘the concert smelled like marijuana’.

Academic estimates 28,000 smokers will quit habit, preventing 9,350 premature deaths.

UK prime minister also plans to outlaw anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 from buying tobacco, in a bid to create a ‘smoke free generation’.

Vietnam currently has no controls on the sale and use of vapes or e-cigarettes. Bans in Singapore and Thailand are often flouted. Indonesia, conversely, legalised the devices – but imposes hefty taxes.

Smoking concern group argues that higher taxes could worsen illicit cigarette trade problem.

But Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau stops short of confirming whether tobacco tax increase will be included in next month’s budget.

One of the famous names on our list had a two-pack-a-day habit, while another’s mother – who works as a nurse – took to Instagram to call out her offspring’s dangerous addiction

Japan banned smoking indoors and on streets nationwide in April 2020, a rule that comes on top of a range of local regulations at tourist hot spots.

Authorities said visitors who declare and surrender the prohibited items at Changi Airport’s Red Channel will avoid penalties.

Researchers in the UK suggested less affluent people may have felt more urgency to quit, while those who were wealthier and in managerial roles may have continued due to pandemic stress.

Readers discuss the continuing efforts to realise a smoke-free Hong Kong, Russia’s own version of the Belt and Road Initiative, a possible role for museums, and the power of appreciation.

The Generation Endgame bill initially sought to create a smoke-free Malaysia by banning those born on or after January 1, 2007, from buying tobacco or vapes.

A government statement said about one in seven children aged 14-17 uses vapes, and young Australians who vape are about three times more likely to take up tobacco smoking.

The measures would have banned selling tobacco to anyone born after January 1, 2009, reduced nicotine in products, and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco.

Readers discuss the grounds for Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, the taxi industry’s grouses, taking a more innovative approach to helping smokers quit, and the need to hasten Hong Kong’s digital transformation.

Source familiar with operation says 35 buyers and 10 sellers detained last month, with public housing tenants accounting for most of those purchasing goods.

September 30 is World Heart Day, and a good time to think about how to improve your heart health and your family’s. A cardiologist gives some tips, including a decent diet, exercise and laughter.

Hong Kong school councils say tougher tobacco controls a must and back total ban on smoking proposed by HKU medical faculty.

University of Hong Kong experts say total ban on tobacco needed to protect children from risk of second-hand smoke in their homes.

Customs official says illicit cigarettes hidden in containers among crates of dried tapioca from Cambodia.

Readers discuss how to promote cycling and health, the Fanling housing plan, and anti-smoking measures.

Post check finds cigarettes for sale in stores, stands and online at far less than the HK$78 (US$10) price of well-known brands.

While final version was watered down over concerns some measures were too controversial, according to source, some groups still find certain steps too aggressive

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau stresses government must protect well-being of people instead of prioritising smoking rights.