Seven of the nine lawmakers who attended a committee meeting of the legislature yesterday supported the continuation of smoking lounges in casinos, provided that the lounges met the government’s safety standards, lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo said yesterday.
The legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee resumed reviewing a government-initiated tobacco control and prevention amendment bill yesterday. The meeting was closed to the media, as is customary. Chan, who chairs the committee, briefed reporters on the meeting afterwards.
According to Chan, nine out of the 10 lawmakers of the committee attended the meeting.
Lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mo (front) speaks to reporters after a meeting at the legislature about the tobacco control bill, as lawmaker Sio Chi Wai looks on. Photos: Leong Lok Ian
This photo taken yesterday shows shelves of cigarettes behind a counter in a supermarket in Zape.
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