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...

Abstract The aims of this study were to examine the frequency and correlates of problem behaviors among Hong Kong adolescents. It is a cross-sectional survey targeting secondary forms 1 to 3 (equivalent to grades 7-9 in the United States) students (N = 1029). A self-administered questionnaire was used as the measurement tool. The study found that there are...

Abstract Background Asia’s tobacco control movement was strengthened owing to the need to fulfill the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Objective The present study aims to assess the compliance rates of tobacco retailers to the law forbidding the sales of tobacco to minors in Hong Kong before and after the growth of the tobacco control...

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簡介 ﹕ 光碟包括286本中英文書籍、45篇中文文章、2,528篇英文期刊 文章、11,393份煙草公司內部文件、218篇政府文件、與及2,093篇報章文章及雜誌文章。 目錄更新至2008年8月 With references to some 286 books, 45 Chinese journal articles, 2,528 English journal articles, 11,393 tobacco company’s documents,...

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...