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Hong Kong Issues Fines on First Days of Expanded Smoking Ban

Hong Kong authorities have issued four HK$3,000 fines within the first two days of implementing an expanded ban on alternative smoking products like e-cigarettes. Officials assured the public that inspectors would not conduct arbitrary body searches to enforce the new regulations. Enforcement and public education efforts have been ramped up in commercial districts.

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