A study of the smoking control policy in Hong Kong

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka-man Ngai
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Smoking Control

scholarly journals Letter from...Finland. Smoking control policy and legislation.

BMJ ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 1 (6109) ◽  
pp. 345-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Leppo
Keyword(s):  
Control Policy ◽  
Smoking Control

A Tale of Two Cities: Community Psychobehavioral Surveillance and Related Impact on Outbreak Control in Hong Kong and Singapore During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Epidemic

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1033-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel M. Leung ◽  
Stella Quah ◽  
Lai-Ming Ho ◽  
Sai-Yin Ho ◽  
Anthony J. Hedley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Difficulty Breathing ◽  
Current Outbreak ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
Respiratory Droplets

AbstractObjectives:To compare the public's knowledge and perception of SARS and the extent to which various precautionary measures were adopted in Hong Kong and Singapore.Design:Cross-sectional telephone survey of 705 Hong Kong and 1,201 Singapore adults selected by random-digit dialing.Results:Hong Kong respondents had significantly higher anxiety than Singapore respondents (State Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI] score, 2.06 vs 1.77; P < .001). The former group also reported more frequent headaches, difficulty breathing, dizziness, rhinorrhea, and sore throat. More than 90% in both cities were willing to be quarantined if they had close contact with a SARS case, and 70% or more would be compliant for social contacts. Most respondents (86.7% in Hong Kong vs 71.4% in Singapore; P < .001) knew that SARS could be transmitted via respiratory droplets, although fewer (75.8% in Hong Kong vs 62.1% in Singapore; P < .001) knew that fomites were also a possible transmission source. Twenty-three percent of Hong Kong and 11.9% of Singapore respondents believed that they were “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to contract SARS during the current outbreak (P < .001). There were large differences between Hong Kong and Singapore in the adoption of personal precautionary measures. Respondents with higher levels of anxiety, better knowledge about SARS, and greater risk perceptions were more likely to take comprehensive precautionary measures against the infection, as were older, female, and more educated individuals.Conclusion:Comparative psychobehavioral surveillance and analysis could yield important insights into generic versus population-specific issues that could be used to inform, design, and evaluate public health infection control policy measures.

Visualising the dynamics of COVID-19 cases leading to inbound transmission in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
pp. 0308518X2096139
Author(s):  
Long Zhou ◽  
Sihong Li ◽  
Chaosu Li
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Global City ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Global Spread ◽  
Imported Cases ◽  
Transport Control

As a global city, Hong Kong directly connects more than 120 cities worldwide and transfers nearly 20 million passengers each year. The current COVID-19 pandemic has put the major transport hub in Asia under severe threat of potential imported cases. This Featured Graphic visualizes inbound confirmed COVID-19 cases to Hong Kong globally from January to June 2020, which could greatly help to assess risks from imported cases and improve air transport control policy for mitigating the global spread of COVID-19.

Smoking Control and Smoking Rate: Implications for Worksite Smoking Cessation

1991 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1191-1194
Author(s):  
Linda T. Dawley ◽  
Russell E. Glasgow ◽  
Harold H. Dawley ◽  
Pelayo Correa ◽  
Janet Rice
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Chemical Plants ◽  
Smoking Rate ◽  
Smoking Control

Amount of control of smoking at three comparable chemical plants was associated with smoking rates. Using a self-report survey, smoking rates were assessed at the three plants. Company authorities were asked about smoking control policy and the extent to which smoking was controlled at each of the three plants was observed. A judgment was made that one plant had a very strict smoking control policy while the other two had moderate policies of control. Smoking rate was then compared for each of the three companies. The company with the strongest smoking control policy had a significantly lower mean rate of smoking than the other two companies. Smoking control may serve to facilitate cessation on the worksite.

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