Njengoko umphunga uya usiba ngakumbi nangakumbi kwaye uthandwa kakhulu eHong Kong, i LegCo (ibhunga lowiso-mthetho) lazisiwe ngomthetho omtsha othintela ukungeniswa, ukwenziwa, ukuthengiswa, ukuhanjiswa kunye nopapasho lwe-e-cigarettes.
NCEDISA UBUKHO NOKUSETYENZISWA KWE-E-CIGARETE E-HONG KONG!
Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, i LegCo, ibhunga lezomthetho laseHong Kong lijongene nomthetho ocetywayo ovimbela ukungenisa, ukuveliswa, ukuthengiswa, ukuhanjiswa kunye nokuthengiswa kwe-e-cigarettes. Ngokwemithombo karhulumente, kukho ukwanda kokusetyenziswa kwe-e-cigarette kwihlabathi jikelele kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo. Malunga nama-5 abantu baseHong Kong basebenzisa rhoqo i-e-cigarettes, kodwa eli nani kulindeleke ukuba linyuke ngokuhambelana neendlela zehlabathi.
Injongo yalo mthetho mtsha iya kuba kukukhawulela ukuhanjiswa kwe-e-cigarettes eHong Kong. Qaphela ukuba abantu abazisa i-e-cigarettes eHong Kong banokuhlawuliswa ukuya kwi-HK $ 50 kwaye bagwetywe iinyanga ezintandathu entolongweni.
Nangona ukusetyenziswa kwe-e-cigarette kuya kuhlala kusemthethweni, izohlwayo ze-HKD 5 ziya kunyanzeliswa kuye nabani na ozisebenzisayo kwiindawo ezingatshayiyo (ixabiso elifanayo nokutshaya i-cigarettes eqhelekileyo). Inyathelo likarhulumente liza kujolisa ukukhusela impilo yoluntu ngokuvala i-e-cigarettes ngaphambi kokuba idume kakhulu eHong Kong.
Ibhunga lowiso-mthetho laseHong Kong likwaqwalasela ukuwisa umthetho onika igunya elingakumbi kumagosa alawula icuba, ukuwavumela ukuba athabathe amanyathelo aqatha kuye nabani na owaphula umthetho kwiindawo ekungatshayelwa kuzo icuba.
