香港当局在劳工节‘黄金周’假期前，与内地媒体合作加强宣传，即将于4月30日起禁止在公共场所持有电子烟等替代吸烟产品。卫生署署长蓝曼勤表示，今年已进行逾1.1万次检查，发出了约2200张3000港元罚单。官员预计新规对旅客影响不大。
香港当局加强了与内地媒体的宣传合作，以迎接4月30日生效的公共场所禁止持有替代吸烟产品禁令，该禁令将于5月1日至5日的劳工节‘黄金周’假期前实施。
卫生署署长蓝曼勤周日在电台节目中表示，烟酒管制办事处今年已进行超过11,000次检查，并发出约2,200张3000港元（383美元）定额罚单。其中，23宗与1月扩展的法定禁烟区有关。自1月1日起，禁烟区扩展至托儿所、安老院、学校、医院及指定诊所或健康中心的出入口及出口三米范围内；在公共交通登车点，当两人或以上排队时亦禁烟。
‘这个数字在频繁检查下不算高，显示公众普遍理解、接受并支持这些措施。我们加强执法，已见成效，’蓝曼勤说。
当局在机场和陆路关口加强宣传，向访客派发传单，并与内地媒体及香港旅游业合作推广新规。蓝曼勤表示：‘黄金周假期香港酒店需求强劲，我们认为新规不会对旅客造成特别影响。’
Hong Kong will issue a HK$3,000 fixed penalty ticket to those carrying small quantities of alternative tobacco products in public from April 30, while larger amounts will incur a maximum fine of HK$50,000 and up to six months in jail. The amended tobacco control law also sets the stage for a future territory-wide ban, though no timeline has been announced.
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Hong Kong authorities will target flavoured tobacco in the next phase of smoking controls, health chief Lo Chung-mau said on Saturday. He called flavoured e-cigarettes a poisoned chalice designed to hook young people.
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