Tobacco compliance check in Hong Kong

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  • Ming-Yue Kan
  • Maggie Lau

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)337-340
Journal / PublicationNicotine and Tobacco Research
Volume10
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2008

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Abstract

We examined tobacco retailers' rates of compliance to the law forbidding the sale of tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age in Hong Kong. The overall compliance rate was only 18.9%. The low compliance rate may be attributed to poor enforcement of the youth access law. Overseas experiences show that regular checking is an effective way to evaluate the compliance of tobacco retailers to restrictions on youth access to tobacco. Periodic tobacco compliance checks should be adopted in Hong Kong to exert pressure on law enforcement bodies and tobacco retailers.

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Tobacco compliance check in Hong Kong. / Kan, Ming-Yue; Lau, Maggie.
In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, 02.2008, p. 337-340.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review