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- The Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance is a law in Hong Kong enacted in 1982 for smoking bans and regulation of sales of tobacco products. It has been amended several times ever since and the latest substantial amendment, known as the Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Ordinance 2006, was passed by the Legislative Council on 19 October 2006, and gazetted on 27 October 2006. The 2006 amendment was delayed for six years due to the efforts of the Liberal Party. The law only managed to pass by the government acceding to the Liberal Party's demands for smoking exemptions (expired August 2009). Any licensed bar and karaoke could apply under a paper exercise to receive "Qualified Establishment" status, which was granted by the Department of Health. The Smoking Ban, as it is commonly referred to, bans smoking indoors in restaurants which sell more food than liquor, indoor workplaces other than exempted bars, mahjong parlours, saunas and karaoke centres, schools, as well as beaches, swimming pools, sports grounds and most public parks. The latest extension of the ban came into force on 1 January 2007. The establishments exempt from the ban would have to be smoke-free by August 2009. The law also empowers the government to designate certain public areas, mainly public transport interchanges, as no-smoking areas. The first group of such places went smoke-free on 1 September 2009. Starting from 31 March 2016, 8 bus interchanges located at tunnel portal areas are also zoned as no-smoking areas. Apart from a smoking ban in public places, the newly revised ordinance also imposes more stringent restrictions on sale of tobacco products. Packets must bear health warnings that contain images portraying consequences of smoking. Subsequently, a bill was presented to the same Legislative Council that streamlined the penalty procedures for someone caught flouting the smoking ban and made it on par with littering offences. The bill was passed on 2008 and took effect on 1 September 2009. Under the new law, anyone caught smoking in prohibited areas would receive a fixed penalty of HK$1,500. (en)
- 《吸煙（公眾衛生）條例》（《香港法例》第371章），一般稱作《禁止吸煙條例》。條例於1982年由港英政府訂立，是香港最主要的控煙法例。此法例旨在禁止在某些區域吸煙，並就煙草產品的包裝、售賣及推廣等方面作出限制和規管，並陸續修訂，2006年香港立法會通過大幅擴大禁煙範圍，在餐廳、酒吧、公園、扶手電梯以至室內公共地方等，均會作不同程度的禁煙。此禁煙令於2007年1月1日開始實施，由衞生署控煙酒辦公室執行，違例吸煙人士改為實施定額罰款港幣$1,500。但由於法例規定多個室內處所包括在不同程度的禁煙範圍內，以至事實上，香港室外地方，例如街道行人路面以及不禁煙的休憩場所，吸煙情況幾乎經常隨處可見。 在1980年代之前，香港沒有管制吸煙行為，政府只是呼籲吸煙人士要顧及他人，不要在室內吸煙，除了軍火倉庫及油庫等危險品設施受到特定法例管制外，在香港其他地方都沒有法例明文禁止吸煙，即使在麥理浩就任香港總督的1970年代，仍是允許在室內及室外吸煙，麥理浩本人也是煙民，亦曾於出席公開場合時吸煙。甚至一些政府刊物中，都印有煙草廣告。因為吸煙被確定與癌症，特別是肺癌有重大關係，而癌症亦取代傳染病成為香港死亡率最高的疾病，而且在室內吸煙會影響到不吸煙的人，特別是兒童，所以當時社會一直有意見認為應早日立法禁煙。1982年，總督尤德開始推行禁煙政策，首批禁煙法例應運而生。 現時衞生署控煙酒辦公室（簡稱控煙酒辦，英語：Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office, Department of Health）全職公務員編制為140人，即平均每分區不足8人。被拘捕而上庭的更是少之又少。2020年，控煙酒辦只檢控了6,645名香港市民。 除了違例吸煙以外，沒有把煙蒂丟在指定的煙灰缸，也會被罰款港幣$1,500，但這個法例由食物環境衛生署執行，衛生署控煙酒辦公室並沒有管轄權力。事實上，香港街道行人路面，隨地亂拋的煙蒂幾乎經常隨地可見。 (zh)
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- An Ordinance to prohibit smoking in certain areas; to provide for the display of a health warning and other information on packets or retail containers of tobacco products; to restrict tobacco advertising; to restrict the sale or giving of tobacco products; to provide for the appointment, powers and duties of inspectors for the enforcement of certain provisions of this Ordinance; and to provide for incidental and related matters. (en)
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- The Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance is a law in Hong Kong enacted in 1982 for smoking bans and regulation of sales of tobacco products. It has been amended several times ever since and the latest substantial amendment, known as the Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Ordinance 2006, was passed by the Legislative Council on 19 October 2006, and gazetted on 27 October 2006. (en)
- 《吸煙（公眾衛生）條例》（《香港法例》第371章），一般稱作《禁止吸煙條例》。條例於1982年由港英政府訂立，是香港最主要的控煙法例。此法例旨在禁止在某些區域吸煙，並就煙草產品的包裝、售賣及推廣等方面作出限制和規管，並陸續修訂，2006年香港立法會通過大幅擴大禁煙範圍，在餐廳、酒吧、公園、扶手電梯以至室內公共地方等，均會作不同程度的禁煙。此禁煙令於2007年1月1日開始實施，由衞生署控煙酒辦公室執行，違例吸煙人士改為實施定額罰款港幣$1,500。但由於法例規定多個室內處所包括在不同程度的禁煙範圍內，以至事實上，香港室外地方，例如街道行人路面以及不禁煙的休憩場所，吸煙情況幾乎經常隨處可見。 在1980年代之前，香港沒有管制吸煙行為，政府只是呼籲吸煙人士要顧及他人，不要在室內吸煙，除了軍火倉庫及油庫等危險品設施受到特定法例管制外，在香港其他地方都沒有法例明文禁止吸煙，即使在麥理浩就任香港總督的1970年代，仍是允許在室內及室外吸煙，麥理浩本人也是煙民，亦曾於出席公開場合時吸煙。甚至一些政府刊物中，都印有煙草廣告。因為吸煙被確定與癌症，特別是肺癌有重大關係，而癌症亦取代傳染病成為香港死亡率最高的疾病，而且在室內吸煙會影響到不吸煙的人，特別是兒童，所以當時社會一直有意見認為應早日立法禁煙。1982年，總督尤德開始推行禁煙政策，首批禁煙法例應運而生。 (zh)
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