Ordinances

Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance

Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap.371) was first enacted in 1982 with several amendments subsequently. This ordinance is the major part of the legal framework on tobacco control in Hong Kong.

This ordinance controls and monitors tobacco use through

Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places;
Restriction on Sales of Tobacco Products; and
Restriction on Tobacco Promotion and Advertising.

Read the full text of Smoking (Public Health Ordinance (Cap.371)

Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance

“Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Bill” received the Third Reading at Legislative Council on 2 July 2008 and comes into operation on 1 September 2009. Under the “Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance” (Cap 600), smokers who smokes or carries a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in statutory no smoking areas or on public transport carriers will be given a fixed penalty of HK$1,500.

Apart from the Tobacco Control Inspectors and the Police, specified officers of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Housing Department are also empowered to issue fixed penalty notice in public venues under their management.

Offenders of the law are required to settle the payment within 21 days. Those who fail to comply will face a heavier penalty or even imprisonment.

Read the full text of Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance (Cap 600)