Key changes include: (1) Maximum penalty for duty-not-paid tobacco offences raised to HK$2M & 7 years imprisonment (2) Penalty for false/non-disclosure to C&E Officers increased to HK$5,000 (3) C&E empowered to freeze assets linked to illicit tobacco (4) Requiring proof that cigarettes sold below the duty rate are duty-paid (5) Ban on supplying smoking products to under-18s From 1 January 2026, no-smoking areas will extend to within 3 metres of entrances/exits of specified premises
Robin Koval, president of Truth Initiative, has seen mock-ups of the TV ads in court and says they are not very engaging
The HyperHEPA catches ultrafine particles that cause the deepest lung damage
Significant cost reduction Flexibility Less financial pressure For many, the trade-off becomes logical over time
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