I had heard on the news that they were encouraging their population to smoke more for revenue purposes as well.
If they make them in China, Why are they Illegal in Hong Kong?
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It looks like our government is not the only one who is making big bucks off smokers, and really doesn't want to see that income dwindle, and is willing to let people smoke cancer sticks just to hold on to the buck.
Some of the things that I have learned about countries like that is that you never know what they are going to do or the reasoning behind it. Those places are way different than the USA, Canada, and the UK. (No offense intended to people from China)
While nobody knows for sure, a lot of people think that it is. There was a poll in one of the threads here recently, and people overwhelmingly thought that it was because of the money.
Hmmm China is so diverse and confused in and of itself it's difficult to make generalizations.
Hong Kong and Tibet aren't really on the same level. Very few in HK have any REAL inclination to not be part of Mainland China. Of course some people wish the Brits were back (India struggles with the same problem of identity), but what's on people's minds is not really sovereignty.
In addition to the issue of money from taxes on Ecigs and why they are banned in HK, Hong Kong's Health Ministry is extremely vigilant whether or not they can back things up with sound evidence. It's just a byproduct of what's struck HK in the last decade. We've had to deal with avian influenza several times as well as SARS.
One of the moves to combat epidemics for example was to make it illegal to spit or throw cigarettes away on the ground. This happened after I left Hong Kong and every time I go back it see how much cleaner the city is because of it.
Hong Kong's government doesn't fully understand the ecig and takes preventive measures. They'd rather err on the side of caution. If ecigs end up being completely safe and beneficial and TAXABLE, there's no reason for HK to be ecig friendly again.
They've just dealt with too many crises to not be overly cautious.
Hong Kong and Tibet aren't really on the same level. Very few in HK have any REAL inclination to not be part of Mainland China. Of course some people wish the Brits were back (India struggles with the same problem of identity), but what's on people's minds is not really sovereignty.
In addition to the issue of money from taxes on Ecigs and why they are banned in HK, Hong Kong's Health Ministry is extremely vigilant whether or not they can back things up with sound evidence. It's just a byproduct of what's struck HK in the last decade. We've had to deal with avian influenza several times as well as SARS.
One of the moves to combat epidemics for example was to make it illegal to spit or throw cigarettes away on the ground. This happened after I left Hong Kong and every time I go back it see how much cleaner the city is because of it.
Hong Kong's government doesn't fully understand the ecig and takes preventive measures. They'd rather err on the side of caution. If ecigs end up being completely safe and beneficial and TAXABLE, there's no reason for HK to be ecig friendly again.
They've just dealt with too many crises to not be overly cautious.
You have a post-it on your face, and thus I find it difficult to take you seriously.
So they're similar to states, and their leaders similar to governors? Please correct me if this isn't a good analogy, I just find this interesting and am trying to find a perspective through which I can understand better.
...sounds like SOMEBODY owes a certain country a beer at the White House...
Kind of......But the US is way more united than Macau, Hong Kong and Mainland China.
I would say the individual Chinese Provinces like Guangzhou and Zhejiang are more like states. Big freaking states at that.
Hong Kong has its own currency and commerce laws. Even drive on a different (English) side of the road than China. And passage between mainland China and Hong Kong is much harder than driving over a state border.
In addition to this, any Chinese citizen isn't allowed to just go in and live in HK. They would have to go through an immigration process that is much more difficult than getting a new driver's license or State ID.
Perhaps the most telling difference between HK and Mainland China is the lifestyle. HK spent 100 years as a colony of the UK and that has made it a trading port and crossroads of culture. People in HK on the whole make more, have access to more good and services, for the large part get better education than mainlanders.
But they have TINY Apartments!
Had a 1,200 Sq foot apartment in HK that cost $8,000 US a month.
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Yep - Hong Kong is almost like a different country than mainland.
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