Chen Zhaoshi hopes for the "end of tobacco" and no denying that tobacco tax will be increased. Smokers: biscuits all have carcinogens

The bill to ban the sale, import of electronic cigarettes and heating cigarettes was passed in the third reading of the Legislative Council yesterday (21st).

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, stated that there is no doubt that smoking is harmful to health. The government's position must be to protect the health of the public.

Some heating-tobacco groups regretted the passage of the regulations and criticized the authorities for double standards, "biscuits contain carcinogens, and sugars are also a kind of chronic poison." They asked the authorities whether they wanted to ban their sales together.

Chen Zhaoshi said in the "Millenniums" of Radio Hong Kong that the government will continue to take a multi-pronged approach to tobacco control. Although there are not many smokers who smoke new tobacco products, they must step up smoking cessation work. The authorities will move towards the "End Game" (Tobacco End Game). Go ahead.

When asked whether there will be a tobacco tax increase, Chen Zhaoshi undeniably said that Hong Kong has not increased tobacco tax for many years. To reduce the smoking rate to 7.8%, a multi-pronged approach is needed.

On the same show, Qilu Lu, the convener of the heating smoke concern group, regretted the passage of the regulations. "Everyone has been young. The more you ban, the more you don’t know better than the children. The children have a curiosity. There is a way to get it or you can get it back. "Yeah", "One sentence is for the sake of public health. Many on the market are harmful. Early morning biscuits have carcinogens (Consumer Council investigation). Sugar is also a chronic poison. It is important to focus on public health. Young people are healthy, it is better to ban the sun." He believes that after the passage of the law, smuggling will not be reduced, and heat-smokers will also switch to traditional cigarettes. He urged the authorities to set up a review committee to review the effectiveness of the law.

Prohibition of electronic heating cigarettes︱After the third reading of the Legislative Council is passed, sales and publicity are illegal to prohibit heating cigarettes｜Siu Ka-fai advocates heating cigarettes to be included in the traditional cigarette regulatory amendment and is not approved. Or violate the commodity regulations

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