The Hong Kong government is seeking to ban vaping and the use of other alternative smoking products in order to reduce smoking in the finance hub. The proposed measure is part of a 10-point plan ...

Some smokers are still lighting up at bus stops in Hong Kong despite new rules banning them from doing so while queuing, the South China Morning Post has observed, with authorities saying they have ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beneath the glare of the mahjong parlor's white fluorescent tubes and roving security cameras, a grizzled, 70-year-old pro clatters his tiles against the table, a cigarette ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - January 1 in Hong Kong marks more than just the start of a new year, as it ushers in a stricter era of tobacco control. From the first day of 2026, smoking penalties officially ...

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed on Wednesday banning electronic cigarettes throughout the territory, the Financial Times reports. Bloomberg, meanwhile, reports that the ban is a fait ...

Legislator Edward Leung argues tax earnings could be lost as smokers shift to illicit cigarettes, with no major reduction in smoking rate Proposed steps to reduce smoking in Hong Kong could slash tax ...

Hong Kong health authorities have issued four fixed penalty tickets in newly designated no smoking areas, including outside hospitals, clinics and tram stops, following more than 700 inspections since ...

Residents of Hong Kong have been told by Professor Lo Chung-mau to stare at public smokers. Lo hopes the measure will create a cultural perception of smoking as unacceptable. Smoking rates in Hong ...