“We hope these alternative products won’t be so easily accessible in the market before they get really popular,” she said. “The government said it would regulate alternative smoking products last June, but suddenly changed to an outright ban last October,” Hu said. “The longer the grace period, the better, because visitors from far away may book trips to Hong Kong months in advance,” he said. Max Chan Man-fai, chairman of the Hong Kong Vape Association, said he was confident Legco would veto the amendment. A government survey released in March last year showed Hong Kong had more than 620,000 daily smokers in 2017, among whom about 5,700 were e-cigarette users.

Source: Bangkok Post February 13, 2019 14:15 UTC