Njengoba i-vaping iba yonke indawo futhi idumile e-Hong Kong, i- I-LegCo (uMkhandlu Wezomthetho) ushaqwe umthetho omusha ovimbela ukungenisa, ukukhiqiza, ukudayiswa, ukusatshalaliswa kanye nokukhangisa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi.
KHAWELA UBUKHONA NOKUSETSHENZISWA KUKA-E-CIGARETE E-HONG KONG!
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, i- I-LegCo, umkhandlu wezomthetho wase-Hong Kong ubhekane nomthetho ohlongozwayo ovimbela ukungenisa, ukukhiqizwa, ukuthengiswa, ukusatshalaliswa nokukhangisa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi. Ngokwemithombo kahulumeni, kube nokukhula kokusetshenziswa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi emhlabeni wonke kule minyaka eyishumi edlule. Cishe abantu abangu-5 e-Hong Kong basebenzisa njalo ugwayi we-elekthronikhi, kodwa leli nani kulindeleke ukuthi likhule ngokuhambisana nezitayela zomhlaba.
Inhloso yalo mthetho omusha kuzoba ukukhawulela ukusatshalaliswa kukagwayi e-Hong Kong. Okungukuthi, abantu abaletha ugwayi we-elekthronikhi e-Hong Kong bangahlawuliswa imali efinyelela ku-HK$50 futhi bagwetshwe izinyanga eziyisithupha ejele.
Uma ukusetshenziswa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi kuzohlala kusemthethweni, izinhlawulo ze-HKD 5 zizokhokhiswa kunoma ubani ozisebenzisayo ezindaweni okungabhenywa kuzo (inani elifanayo nelokusetshenziswa kukagwayi ovamile). Lesi sinqumo sikahulumeni kuthiwa sihlose ukuvikela impilo yomphakathi ngokuvala ugwayi we-elekthronikhi ngaphambi kokuba udume kakhulu eHong Kong.
Umkhandlu wezomthetho waseHong Kong nawo ucubungula ukuphasisa umthethosivivinywa onikeza igunya elengeziwe kubaphathi abalawula ugwayi, okubavumela ukuthi bathathele izinyathelo ezinqala kunoma ubani owephula umthetho ezindaweni ezingenawo ugwayi.
