E-cigarette ban | Newspaper vendor denounces livelihoods Tang Xiuqi: sympathize with them, the government should help transition

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Written by: Zhang Meilan and Li Enci

2021-03-30 07:00

Last update date: 2021-03-30 07:00

The government proposes a complete ban on e-cigarettes and heating cigarettes. Newspaper groups have been struggling with business operations, especially as the new crown pneumonia epidemic has worsened the situation. It is hoped that the government will allow them to sell heating cigarettes and electronic cigarettes to increase their income.

Regarding the demands of newspaper vendors, Tang Xiuqi, chairman of the Hong Kong Committee on Smoking and Health, said in an interview that "newspaper vendors have their difficulties, and we are very sympathetic and understanding." However, he believes that the government should try its best to help newspaper vendors transform and guide They sell other healthy products instead of condoning or encouraging them to sell traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes and heating cigarettes and other harmful products.

▼Heating cigarettes and electronic cigarettes have become popular in recent years▼

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Refers to heating smoke containing 4 kinds of carcinogens, which are light and harmful to second-hand smokers

Heating smoke can also cause second-hand smoke problems. Although the smell of heating smoke is relatively small, it is easy to prevent passers-by and the family members of smokers on the street.

Tang Xiuqi pointed out that tobacco companies often advertise heating smoke to reduce harm, but the amount of nicotine and tar released is similar to that of traditional cigarettes; heating smoke has more than 80 unique harmful substances, including 4 carcinogens. And 15 kinds of substances that can cause genetic diseases, and the "formaldehyde cyanohydrin" released by the plastic filter of heated smoke can be decomposed into formaldehyde and mountain cyanohydrin when inhaled in the body, which is not available in traditional smoke.

Therefore, the Committee on Smoking and Health needs to clarify from time to time to minimize misunderstandings by Members and the public.

Tang Xiuqi, chairman of the Hong Kong Committee on Smoking and Health, said that he understands the difficulties of newspaper vendors and the government should assist them in their transformation.

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Promote newspaper sales of health products

Tang Xiuqi, who has established contacts in the education sector for many years, said that he will try his best to lobby the industry to support a complete ban on new tobacco products.

He said that the entire education sector also supports the passage of the draft. The parent-teacher associations, primary and secondary school principals associations, subsidized primary schools councils, and kindergarten associations in Hong Kong have also sent letters to the Legislative Council to express their positions on many occasions.

To the tobacco dealer groups and the retail industry who have issued contributions to oppose the draft, requiring the government to approve the industry to sell heated cigarettes to increase their income. Tang Xiuqi said that he understands their business difficulties. "We are very sympathetic and understand", but he emphasized solving business problems. The method is for the government to assist them in their transformation and sell other healthy products instead of allowing the sale of these harmful tobaccos.

Promote ban on display of cigarette packs in convenience stores

In addition, other convenience stores also sell traditional cigarettes. Tang Xiuqi pointed out that the committee also proposes two regulations at the same time, including the design of traditional cigarettes in plain packaging, that is, banning any cigarette package promotion and reducing the area for printing the brand name as much as possible; second; The item is that convenience stores are not allowed to publicly display cigarette packs in conspicuous places. Buyers must ask the clerk before the clerk takes out the cigarette packs.

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