Support for the passage of Smoking (Public Health) Amendment Bill 2019
21 Oct 2021
| The Hong Kong Society for Public Health Nursing welcomes the passage of the Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Legislative Council today to prohibit new forms of tobacco products from entering Hong Kong market. The legislative amendment signifies an important milestone of Hong Kong’s tobacco control efforts. It is also a remarkable achievement for the hard work of the Hong Kong medical and health sector during the legislative process. With the introduction of the legislation to ban new forms of tobacco products to enter Hong Kong, the health of the young people and the general population could be better safeguard against the hazardous effects of tobacco and nicotine dependence. Our Association will continue our efforts in supporting the Government’s tobacco control work to protect the public health, with the aim of further reducing the overall smoking prevalence and eliminating the harm of tobacco to Hong Kong people. |
| 香港公共健康護理學會歡迎立法會今日三讀通過《2019年吸煙(公眾衞生)(修訂)條例草案》，禁止新型吸煙產品進入香港。今次的條例修訂，標誌著香港控煙工作的重要里程碑，印證香港醫護界別在立法工作期間的努力，終於成功爭取的成果。 政府立法禁止新型吸煙產品進入香港，能阻止將煙草和尼古丁依賴的禍害影響青少年和廣大市民。本會將繼續支持政府的控煙工作，把香港吸煙率進一步降低，消除煙草對香港市民的禍害，保障市民的健康。 |
