Adult smokers should have the right to choose from products that are clearly better for them than traditional cigarettes. A bill to amend the Smoking Ordinance targeting new tobacco products like e-cigarettes was submitted to the Legislative Council in February. Photo: Winson Wong Adult smokers should have the right to choose from products that are clearly better for them than traditional cigarettes. A bill to amend the Smoking Ordinance targeting new tobacco products like e-cigarettes was submitted to the Legislative Council in February. Photo: Winson Wong
Adult smokers should have the right to choose from products that are clearly better for them than traditional cigarettes. A bill to amend the Smoking Ordinance targeting new tobacco products like e-cigarettes was submitted to the Legislative Council in February. Photo: Winson Wong
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Letters | One more thing for Hong Kong government to think twice about: a total e-cigarette ban

  • Hongkongers have shown recently that they don’t care for an all-intrusive, ‘Big Brother’ form of government
  • Good intentions can sometimes pave the road to authoritarianism

Topic |   Smoking and vaping
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Updated: 1:00pm, 22 Jul, 2019

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Adult smokers should have the right to choose from products that are clearly better for them than traditional cigarettes. A bill to amend the Smoking Ordinance targeting new tobacco products like e-cigarettes was submitted to the Legislative Council in February. Photo: Winson Wong Adult smokers should have the right to choose from products that are clearly better for them than traditional cigarettes. A bill to amend the Smoking Ordinance targeting new tobacco products like e-cigarettes was submitted to the Legislative Council in February. Photo: Winson Wong
Adult smokers should have the right to choose from products that are clearly better for them than traditional cigarettes. A bill to amend the Smoking Ordinance targeting new tobacco products like e-cigarettes was submitted to the Legislative Council in February. Photo: Winson Wong
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