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Hong Kong three days open 77 Smoking ticket - 2013-06-13 00:50:04
Hong KongandMong Kok DistrictTCO25-27monthjoint operationby theTobacco Control Inspectorsinstatutory no smokingareas152inspections,violationssmokersto77fixed penalty noticesissued.It is understoodthat last yearmore than 8,000Hong Kong peoplesmokebecause of irregularitiesfined.
Department of Healthspokesmansaid yesterday thatin 2012,"Tobacco Control Inspectorsconducted a total of26,209inspections,violationssmokerstofixed penalty noticesissued by8019and179summonses."According toHong Kong"Smoking(Public Health)Ordinance"(Section371), no person shallsmokeinstatutory no smokingareasor carrya lighted cigarette,cigar or pipesmokingareasincigaretteor an electroniccigarettewaterabsorptionoffense,the offenderwill bea fixed penaltyof $ 1,500.By theJanuary 1, 2007onwards, the statutorypenalty areahas been extended toallindoor areas ofrestaurant premises,indoor workplaces, public transportfacilitiesetc.indoorpublic placesand someoutdoor areasarea.
In an interview withthe South arereportersearlierinterview, theHong KongDepartment of Healthstaff to remindsmokersviolationafterreceiving theticketcango toa nearby convenience storelocationpayfines,"Mostoffendersarerequiredto pay the fine,there are a fewpeoplewillescapepayment, we willfollowthe relevantmeasures, if it isourpeoplethat wewill bepaidin additionto notify themas soon as possiblefine, butif youare touristsorotherAfrica and Hong Kongnationalsis verydifficult, we havenothad consideredsimilarpaidticketinadmissibleother ways tosolve this problem. "