WHO Awards Hong Kong for Smoking Control Efforts
Hızlı Bakış
- The World Health Organization (WHO) presented the "World No Tobacco Day Award" to Hong Kong's Health and Medical Services Bureau, recognizing the city's achievements in tobacco control.
- Daily smoking rates among those 15 and older have fallen to a historic low of 8.5% in 2025.
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Hong Kong has implemented various tobacco control measures including legislative changes, tax increases, and public education campaigns. The World Health Organization designates May 31st as World No Tobacco Day and presents awards annually to recognize outstanding contributions to global tobacco control.
中新社香港5月19日电 据香港特区政府医务卫生局(医卫局)19日消息，世界卫生组织(世卫组织)向医卫局局长卢宠茂颁发“世界无烟日奖”，肯定香港的控烟工作成果。
近年来，香港特区政府通过立法、征税、宣传、教育、执法及推行戒烟服务等多种方式控烟。其中包括在2023年及2024年调高烟草税，并推出10项短期控烟措施。已落实的措施包括扩大法定禁烟区、进一步全面禁止在公共场所持有另类吸烟产品等。
香港金钟一座人行天桥上挂满控烟宣传海报。(资料图) 中新社记者 李志华 摄
根据香港特区政府统计处初步调查数据，香港15岁及以上人口每日吸烟率从20世纪80年代的23%下跌至2025年的8.5%，创历史新低；每日吸烟人数较2019年减少约16%，同期烟民每日吸烟支数减少约14%，总烟支使用量减少接近30%。
“世卫组织的肯定对我们是极大的鼓舞。控烟工作能够稳步推进，有赖社会各界长期以来携手努力。”卢宠茂表示，控烟工作不进则退，香港特区政府会继续与立法会和社会各界携手合作推动控烟进程，杜绝烟草制品对社会的危害，保障市民健康，迈向“无烟香港”。
世卫组织将每年5月31日定为“世界无烟日”，每年颁发“世界无烟日奖”，旨在表彰在全球控烟工作中做出杰出贡献的政府机构、社会组织或个人。(完)
Açık Sorular
- What specific criteria did the WHO use to select Hong Kong for this award?
- What are the next specific short-term tobacco control measures planned by Hong Kong?
- What is the breakdown of the 16% reduction in daily smokers since 2019 by demographic?
