Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said yesterday the government may consider a blanket ban on e-cigarettes if there is sufficient evidence proving their health risk.
Lei made the remarks on the sidelines of the opening session of two-day 8th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, at the Macau Science Centre in Nape. The annual conference draws experts and government officials from relevant fields in the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to discuss a different topic every year, with this year’s focus on the push for a smoke-free environment.
Lei said that educating residents on the risk of smoking has always been a top priority in the government’s effort to create a smoke-free environment. However, Lei lamented that tobacco companies appeared to be “stopping at nothing” to entice young people.
Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion speaks to reporters on the sidelines of the 8th Cross-Strait Conference on Tobacco Control, at the Macau Science Centre in Nape yesterday. – Photo: Leong Lok Ian
This May 2015 file photo shows various e-cigarettes. – Courtesy Ecig Click/Wikepedia
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