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煙草商聲稱這些產品比較安全，甚至以可以幫助戒煙作為招徠，但正如傳統煙也是在流行數十年之後，才有越來越多的科學研究和數據，證實會嚴重影響我們的健康在上一輪發言時，很多人說會有很多人死亡，但吸煙才真正會導致很多人死亡。
Tobacco companies claim that these products are safer and even tout them as quit - smoking aids . But just like the case of conventional cigarettes it was decades after conventional cigarettes had become popular that more and more scientific studies and data confirmed that those products would seriously affect our health . Many Members said in the previous round that many people would die yet smoking is the real cause of lots of deaths
舉例來說，吸煙可以致癌，引起胸肺或血管疾病，以至每兩名煙民便有一人因吸煙而早死等，而吸食二手煙亦同樣影響健康。
For example smoking may cause cancer as well as chest lung and blood vessel diseases and one out of every two smokers dies prematurely due to smoking and second - hand smoke also affects health
不過，當時傳統煙的滲透率已經很高，要禁止生產和售賣傳統煙已經不可能，因此只能採取控煙的方式降低吸煙率。
But back then the penetration rate of conventional cigarettes was so high that it was impossible to ban their production and sale so the authorities could only control the use of tobacco in order to bring down smoking prevalence
香港在1987年成立法定組織香港吸煙與健康委員會，負責相關的教育和宣傳工作。
In 1987 the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health HKCSH a statutory body was established in Hong Kong to undertake the relevant education and publicity work
此外，政府亦分階段實施控煙法例，衞生署成立控煙酒辦公室執行相關法例，包括在煙包上必須標示吸煙危害健康的警示、禁止煙草商賣廣告、禁止賣煙給未成年人士、增加煙稅、加設禁煙範圍。
Moreover the Government has implemented laws on tobacco control in phases . The Department of Health has set up the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office TACO to enforce the relevant legislation including the requirements on showing health warnings of smoking on cigarette packets prohibition of tobacco advertising by tobacco companies prohibition of sale of cigarettes to underage persons increasing duty on tobacco and designating no - smoking areas
經過多年努力，香港吸煙人口已經下降到10%，屬吸煙率較低地區。
After years of efforts the smoking population in Hong Kong has dropped to 10 % which is considered to be a place with relatively low smoking rate
當局希望在2025年，吸煙人口可以進一步下降至7.8%，越少人吸煙，由此而引起的嚴重疾病自然會減少，政府亦可省回不少醫療開支，以及減少照顧病人的成本。
The authorities hope that by 2025 the smoking population can be further reduced to 7.8 % . If fewer people smoke serious diseases caused by smoking will naturally reduce and the Government can save considerable medical expenses and reduce the cost of patient care
我作為醫生，看到病人受疾病折磨也會於心不忍，所以只要知道病人是煙民，以及其疾病由吸煙引起，我也會勸他們戒煙，每一次都會。
As a doctor I feel heart - rending to see my patients suffering from diseases . Hence once I learn that my patients are smokers and that their diseases are caused by smoking I will advise them to quit smoking . I will do so every time
相比其他很多地方，香港的吸煙人口比例偏低，這個成績得來不易。
In comparison with many other places the smoking population in Hong Kong is on the low side and this achievement does not come easily
可是，現在煙草商透過新產品，再利用誤導性的宣傳，吸引更多人吸煙。
However nowadays tobacco companies are using new products and misleading publicity to attract more people to smoke
如果我們甘願受他們誤導，讓這些新產品合法銷售，一定會對控煙工作造成無可挽回的打擊。
If we are willing to be misled by them and allow these new products to be sold legally it will definitely deal an irreversible blow to tobacco control
如果落實好像邵家輝議員在法案委員會上提出的修訂，只是規管而不是禁止加熱煙，那莫說希望在2025年將吸煙率降低至7.8%，能否維持在12%而不反彈也存有很大疑問。
If the amendment proposed by Mr SHIU Ka - fai at the Bills Committee is implemented so that HTPs will only be subject to regulation but not a ban it is really doubtful if the smoking rate can be maintained at 12 % with no rebound not to mention the hope of reducing the smoking rate to 7.8 % by 2025
事實上，上屆政府已經察覺到電子煙流行的風險，在2015年5月提交控煙工作進展的報告中，提出立法禁制電子煙的入口、製造、銷售、分發及宣傳。
In fact the Government of the previous term was already aware of the risk of the popularity of e - cigarettes . In its report on the progress of tobacco control work submitted in May 2015 it proposed to legislate against the import manufacture sale distribution and promotion of e - cigarettes
立法會衞生事務委員會更在同年7月6日舉行特別會議，邀請公眾人士就立法禁止電子煙表達意見。
The Panel on Health Services of the Legislative Council even held a special meeting on 6 July in the same year to invite the public to express their views on banning e - cigarettes by legislation
不過，到上任特首完成任期，立法工作沒有任何進展，而接任的林鄭特首在2018年提出規管而不是禁止電子煙等另類吸煙產品的諮詢，我認為是倒退的。
Nonetheless by the end of the term of the Chief Executive of the previous term there was no progress in the legislative work
當時我反問有甚麼因素阻止政府全禁電子煙等產品，是否煙草商的利益比公眾健康和公眾利益更重要。
I then queried what factors were preventing the Government from banning products like e - cigarettes and whether the interests of tobacco companies outweigh public health and public interest
幸好，政府最終接受醫學界和教育界的意見，在2019年初向立法會提交的《2019年吸煙條例草案》，禁止進口、製造、售賣、分發和宣傳另類吸煙產品。
Fortunately the Government eventually accepted the views of the medical and education sectors and submitted the Smoking Amendment Bill 2019 to the Legislative Council in early 2019 to ban the import manufacture sale distribution and advertising of ASPs
2019年年底，美國爆發疑似使用電子煙引起的肺病，使用電子煙後入院，甚至死亡的個案急增。
At the end of 2019 there was an outbreak of lung disease in the United States suspected to be caused by e - cigarette use . There was a sharp increase in hospital admissions and even deaths after using e - cigarettes
直至去年2月，當地錄得接近3,000宗個案，當中68人死亡。
By February last year nearly 3 000 cases were recorded there of which 68 people died
英國、加拿大、菲律賓、台灣亦有類似個案。
Similar cases have also been found in the United Kingdom Canada the Philippines and Taiwan
此外，世界衞生組織和歐洲聯盟均指出，電子煙幫助戒煙的證據薄弱，反而有研究顯示，年輕人吸食電子煙後會有更大機會吸食傳統煙，可能會有越來越多證據顯示吸食電子煙無助戒煙，健康風險亦高。
Moreover the World Health Organization WHO and the European Union have both pointed out that evidence about e - cigarettes can help people quit smoking is flimsy . On the contrary studies have shown that young people who smoke e - cigarettes are more likely to smoke conventional cigarettes and there may be increasing evidence showing that smoking e - cigarettes does not help people quit smoking and the health risks are also high
煙草商的策略就是催谷加熱煙，不斷宣傳加熱煙比較安全。
The strategy of tobacco companies is to promote and advertise HTPs as a safer alternative
我在上文也提到，很多有關煙害的數據，均需要經過長時間的研究和累積才可以得到。
As I mentioned above a lot of data about the hazards of tobacco can only be available after a long period of study and must be accumulated over time
當我們認真的時候，"認真便輸了"，因為要花幾十年時間才可看到禍害，傳統煙草產品就已經是一個例子。
When we are serious―we lose if we are serious because it takes decades to see the harm . Conventional tobacco products are a case in point
代理主席，根據香港大學最近進行的研究調查，低吸煙率是香港成為全球其中一個最長壽地區的關鍵原因之一，為了市民的健康，我希望大家支持全禁另類吸煙產品，令香港邁向無煙城市。
Deputy President according to a recent study conducted by the University of Hong Kong the low smoking rate is one of the main reasons for Hong Kong to be one of the places with the highest life expectancy in the world . For the sake of public health I hope Members will support a complete ban on ASPs to enable Hong Kong to move towards a smoke - free city
如果沒有，我現在請食物及衞生局局長答辯。
If not I now call upon the Secretary for Food and Health to reply
主席，香港可說是禁煙最積極的地區，自1982年起訂立《吸煙條例》，之後通過加價、教育、宣傳推廣戒煙等循序漸進的方式推動控煙工作，鼓勵市民拒絕吸煙。
President Hong Kong can be said to be most proactive in banning smoking . Since the enactment of the Smoking Ordinance in 1982 tobacco control has been promoted progressively through price increases education and publicity campaigns for smoking cessation in order to encourage the public to refuse smoking
自1980年代初，香港的吸煙率由約23%逐步下降至2019年約10%，為全球吸煙率最低的地區之一，證明多年來的禁煙工作有一定的成效。
Since the early 1980s the smoking rate in Hong Kong has gradually dropped from about 23 % to about 10 % in 2019 making us one of the places with the lowest smoking rate in the world . This is proof that the anti - smoking efforts made over the years have achieved certain results
今次政府修例的目的，是擬全面禁止新型煙草產品在香港出現，包括電子煙和加熱煙，條例的出發點是保障公眾健康，防止年輕人因為新型煙草產品而形成吸煙的習慣，避免加重醫療系統的負擔，用意是好的，按理應該支持。
The objective of the Government in introducing these legislative amendments is to propose a full ban on novel tobacco products in Hong Kong including electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products HTPs . The Bill is intended to protect public health and prevent young people from developing the habit of smoking because of novel tobacco products which will otherwise add to the burden on the healthcare system . The Bill is well - intentioned and warrants support
但我經過權衡利弊，加上在審議法案時，政府回應委員提問時仍未能釋除我本人及業界的疑慮，所以仍然在考慮之中，需要政府進一步解釋，主要有以下幾點： 一，政府"一刀切"全面禁止加熱煙的科學數據不足。
But after weighing the pros and cons coupled with the fact that during the scrutiny of the Bill the Government in its response to questions raised by members were unable to address my concerns and those of the industry I am therefore still considering it and further explanation by the Government is required mainly for the several points as follows First there is insufficient scientific data to justify the Governments blanket ban on HTPs in a broad - brush manner
政府認為加熱煙和電子煙的成分複雜，較傳統煙更有害身體，精美包裝及謬誤的宣傳會吸引年輕人吸食另類煙。
The Government considers that HTPs and e - cigarettes have complex composition and are more hazardous to health than conventional cigarettes and the fancy packaging and misleading advertising will attract young people to consume alternative smoking products
由於電子煙與傳統煙可以有完全不同的成分，會造成監管漏洞，我接受解釋。
Given that e - cigarettes and conventional cigarettes can have completely different ingredients which may give rise to loopholes in regulation I accept this explanation
但加熱煙對傳統煙草採用另類的加熱方式，按理與吸食傳統煙的傷害相似，監管亦較容易，但加熱煙對周圍的空氣、環境影響相對較少。
However for HTPs which use an alternative method for heating conventional tobacco it stands to reason that they can do similar harm as smoking conventional cigarettes and regulation is hence easier
如果政府容許傳統煙繼續在市面銷售，為何不容許與傳統煙成分相似的加熱煙存在呢？
But HTPs have relatively less impact on the surrounding air and environment and if the Government allows conventional cigarettes to continue to be sold in the market why does it not allow the existence of HTPs with similar ingredients as conventional cigarettes?
雖然政府表示加熱煙在不同的燃燒溫度下會釋出不同的有害物質，但亦有數據顯示加熱煙較傳統煙的尼古丁含量低，有助吸食傳統煙的煙民減輕對傳統煙的依賴。
Although the Government said that HTPs release different harmful substances at different temperatures to which they are heated there are statistics showing that the nicotine content of HTPs is lower than that of conventional cigarettes and this will help conventional cigarette smokers reduce their dependence on conventional cigarettes
有民間組織進行街頭調查，近99%的加熱煙用家表示原來吸食傳統煙，近幾年才轉吸加熱煙，若全面禁止加熱煙，他們會轉回吸傳統煙，所以禁售措施無助煙民戒煙，反而可能對轉回吸傳統煙的煙民的身體帶來更多傷害。
According to a street survey conducted by a non - governmental organization close to 99 % of HTPs users said that they used to smoke conventional cigarettes and switched to HTPs only in recent years and that they would switch back to conventional cigarettes in the event of a full ban on HTPs . Therefore the ban will not be of any help to smokers in quitting smoking . On the contrary it may do a lot more harm to the health of smokers who switched back to conventional cigarettes
由此可見，加熱煙作為傳統煙其中一種替代品，有一定的作用，在某程度上可減輕煙民對吸食傳統煙的依賴。
From this we can see that HTPs as an alternative to conventional cigarettes have a certain role to play and can to a certain extent reduce smokers dependence on conventional cigarettes
在法案委員會審議階段，政府提供了美國FDA對煙草產品的規管制度，FDA對所有煙草產品採用同一套規管方法，即無論傳統煙或 加熱煙都要逐一申請銷售許可，產品必須提供所有健康風險調查的完整報告，確保煙草產品符合健康標準。
During the deliberations of the Bills Committee the Government had provided information on FDAs regulatory regime for tobacco products . FDA adopts the same regulatory approach for all tobacco products . In other words both conventional cigarettes and HTPs must apply for permission for sales individually and submit a full report on all health risk investigations of the products to ensure that tobacco products comply with the health standards
這種規管制度可以讓符合要求的產品進入市場，許可的背後有嚴謹的科學論據支持，如果政府有一套類似的制度，便可以減輕煙民無論在吸食傳統煙或加熱煙時受到的傷害，減低對煙民身體的影響，而無必要"一刀切"禁加熱煙。
This regulatory regime allows products meeting the requirements to enter the market and permission is granted with the support of rigorous scientific arguments . If the Government has in place a similar regime it can reduce the harm on smokers in smoking conventional cigarettes or HTPs and also mitigate the health hazards on smokers . It is unnecessary to ban HTPs across the board
其次是如何避免對旅客造成影響。
The second point is how to prevent travellers from being affected
目前，雖然有不少國家禁止加熱煙和電子煙，但仍有66個國家和地區准許售賣加熱煙，包括內地。
At present although HTPs and e - cigarettes are banned in many countries the sale of HTPs is still allowed in 66 countries and regions including the Mainland
過往政府推出禁煙措施時會考慮對入境旅客所產生的影響，採取彈性的做法，例如2010年實行入境只可以攜帶19支香煙，即使多帶了，亦可以選擇棄置多餘部分的香煙或補交稅款，由於香煙相對價值不高，旅客的損失不大，比較容易接受。
In the past when launching anti - smoking measures the Government would give consideration to how incoming travellers would be affected and adopt a flexible approach . For instance in 2010 when implementing the measure of allowing only 19 cigarettes to be brought into Hong Kong even if travellers had brought in more cigarettes they could choose to dispose of the surplus ones or pay a tax for them . This was more readily acceptable to the travellers as the value of cigarettes is comparatively low and travellers would not suffer too much a loss
第三，在這次修例的過程中，看不到政府規劃未來禁煙的路線圖。
This is why some organizations in the travel industry have recently raised objections . Third during this amendment exercise I have not seen the Government making plans on a roadmap for banning smoking in the future
如果為市民着想，政府不應滿足於現狀，應就禁煙安排制訂路線圖，進一步降低香港煙民的數字。
For the sake of the public the Government should not be complacent with the present situation and should draw up a roadmap for the arrangements for imposing a smoking ban to further reduce the number of smokers in Hong Kong
例如芬蘭已於2014年提出路線圖，目標是把當地15至64歲的煙民比例，由2013年的16%下降至2040年的不足2%。
For example Finland already provided a roadmap in 2014 with the objective of reducing the percentage of smokers aged 15 to 64 from 16 % in 2013 to less than 2 % in 2040
目前煙草稅率佔價格的比例約為63%，已低於世界衞生組織建議的75%。
The current tobacco duty rate which is about 63 % of the price is already lower than the 75 % recommended by the World Health Organization
我曾經建議政府在規管加熱煙時，可考慮禁止21歲以下青少年購買和吸食，可惜不獲接納。
I have suggested before that the Government in regulating HTPs can consider prohibiting young people under 21 from buying and smoking them but regrettably my proposal was not accepted
所以，沒有禁煙路線圖，政府就沒有壓力定期檢討政策，香港就難以達致無煙或低煙城市的目標。
So without a roadmap for banning smoking the Government will have no pressure to review the policy regularly and such being the case it will be difficult for Hong Kong to achieve the objective of becoming a smoke - free city or a city with low smoking prevalence
主席，這次修正案中，易志明議員提出把由車輛運載來港以作轉口的另類吸煙產品納入豁免範圍，我認為是合理的。
President regarding these legislative amendments Mr Frankie YICK proposes to provide exemption for alternative smoking products imported to Hong Kong by vehicles for re - export and this I think is reasonable
內地是電子煙的發源地，也是全球最大的出口國，超過一半以上的另類吸煙產品由內地出口，深圳的寶安區是其中一個主要產地。
The Mainland is the birthplace of e - cigarettes and the largest exporter in the world . Over half of the alternative smoking products are exported from the Mainland with Baoan District in Shenzhen being one of the major producers
數據顯示，全球2020年的新型煙草，包括加熱煙和電子煙的銷售額達424億美元，由此可見，由深圳製造及出口的另類吸煙產品的數量和價值相當可觀。
Statistics show that in 2020 the global sales of novel tobacco products including HTPs and e - cigarettes reached US42.4 billion . From this we can see that the quantity and value of alternative smoking products manufactured in and exported from Shenzhen are huge
香港是內地貨物的主要轉口港，內地佔香港轉口貨物比例高達59%。
Hong Kong is a major entreport for Mainland goods which account for as much as 59 % of Hong Kongs transhipment cargoes
由此推斷，另類吸煙產品由深圳經香港陸路轉口到海外的數額應該相當大，對香港物流及經濟帶來直接幫助；而一直以來，香港海關已有一套嚴格監管轉口貨物的制度，可以有效堵塞走私的漏洞，當局不應太多顧慮。
Therefore we can infer that the amount of alternative smoking products transported from Shenzhen by land to Hong Kong for re - export overseas should be considerable and this will directly contribute to the logistics industry and economy of Hong Kong . Besides the Customs and Excise Department all along has in place a stringent system for monitoring transhipment cargoes effectively plugging the loopholes for smuggling . The authorities should not be over - worried
因此，我會支持易志明議員的修正案。
I will therefore support Mr Frankie YICKs amendment
主席，我感謝剛才各位議員踴躍的發言和提出很多寶貴的意見，現在就着各位議員的修正案作扼要的回應。
Chairman I thank Members for speaking with enthusiasm and putting forward a lot of valuable opinions earlier on . I will now give a concise response to the amendments proposed by various Members
首先是邵家輝議員有提及，政府這項條例草案不禁止另類吸煙產品作管有。
First of all as mentioned by Mr SHIU Ka - fai this Bill proposed by the Government does not prohibit the possession of alternative smoking products ASPs
考慮到實際的執法困難，以及現時傳統煙草產品的規管，我們不希望一開始就制訂過分嚴苛的規管制度，我們現時亦未把管有另類吸煙產品作自用列為違法行為。
In view of the practical difficulties in enforcement and the current regulation of conventional tobacco products we do not wish to begin with an overly stringent regime and the possession of ASPs for self use has not been made illegal
但我們會密切留意實際的情況。
However we will keep a close watch on the actual situation
由於入口另類吸煙產品將會是違法的行為，這包括郵寄包裹，以及旅客由外地帶進香港的貨品，而銷售這些產品亦是違法的行為。
It will be illegal to import ASPs this will include parcels sent by mail and goods that travellers bring into Hong Kong from overseas and it will also be illegal to sell these products
在擬議的嚴格進口的禁制下，我們亦預計新法例生效後市民會難以獲得這些產品。
Under the proposed stringent import ban we expect that it will be difficult for the public to obtain these products after the new legislation has come into effect
鍾國斌議員剛才亦提及關於政府在藥物方面，衞生署發出的一些證明書。
Just now Mr CHUNG Kwok - pan also mentioned some certificates issued by the Department of Health in respect of drugs
但現在我們說的產品──即加熱煙這一類的產品──是不適用於這方面的證書的情況。
But these certificates are not applicable to the products that we are talking about ie
現時條例草案參考《無煙煙草產品規例》，禁止除過境物品、航空轉運貨品，以及過境人士以外的其他轉運或轉口的貨品。
By drawing reference from the Smokeless Tobacco Products Prohibition Regulations the Bill prohibits the transhipment or re - export of goods other than articles in transit air transhipment cargoes or goods carried by persons in transit
因此，條例並未有訂立陸路轉口豁免。
Therefore the Bill does not provide for exemption for land transhipment cargoes
當考慮應否進一步豁免進口另類吸煙產品時，我們須研究有關的豁免會否影響《條例草案》希望達到高度保障公眾健康的目的。
When considering whether to provide further exemption to the import of ASPs we need to examine whether such relaxation will undermine the high level of protection to public health as intended by the Bill
參考其他法例，實行有關禁運或受管制物品的轉口豁免需要設立一套周全的牌照申領審批、貨品追蹤，以及巡查和執法的機制以監視整個供應鏈，包括貨物登記及嚴謹地追蹤有關產品，以確保它們適時地出入口而非流入黑市。
By making reference to other legislation the exemption for re - exporting prohibited or controlled items requires an elaborate mechanism for approving licence applications and tracking of goods and also for inspection and enforcement in order to monitor the whole supply chain including registration and vigorous tracking of such goods to ensure that they are duly imported or exported instead of entering into the black market
然而，現時議員的修正案並未提及任何設立有關牌照申領審批和執法系統的要求。
However the amendments proposed by the Member have not mentioned any requirement of setting up a system for approving licence applications and enforcement
倘若議員的修正案獲通過，我們可以預見在轉口貨品沒有足夠監督的情況下，大量非法另類吸煙產品流入香港市場的機會會大大增加，嚴重削弱另類吸煙產品的禁令。
If the Members amendments are passed we can foresee that without adequate control of re - exports the chance of large quantities of illegal ASPs entering the Hong Kong market will be greatly increased and this will seriously weaken the ban on ASPs
這些貨物在現有法例下已設有完善的進出口許可證的制度，轉運貨品豁免許可證的方案正正是豁免其進/出口許可證，而現時《條例草案》未有設立這樣的機制而貿然作出豁免，情況不能相提並論。
A well - established importexport licensing system has already been in place under the existing legislation for these goods and the transhipment cargo exemption scheme is precisely meant to exempt these goods from importexport licensing . Granting exemption hastily in the absence of such a system under the Bill will be a different situation
上述的轉運貨物豁免許可證方案貨品為受管制物品，其進出口大多是對香港是有需要的。
The goods covered by the transhipment cargo exemption scheme are controlled items imported and exported mostly to meet the needs of Hong Kong
另一方面，我相信議員亦會認同，煙草產品絕對是一種有害而無益的產品，我們因此看不到理由為了小部分人的利益，將另類吸煙產品等同日常進出口物品，不只允許其轉口，更比其他受管制物品要求低，豁免其進出口許可證的要求。
On the other hand I believe Members will agree that tobacco products are absolutely harmful and devoid of benefit . We therefore cannot see any reason to put an equal sign between ASPs and ordinary importedexported goods for the benefit of a small number of people and not only are they allowed to be re - exported but they are even subject to requirements that are less stringent than those for other controlled items and are exempted from the import and export licensing requirements
在轉運貨物豁免許可證方案下，轉運有關貨物時可以免受出口及入口發牌規定所管制。
Under the transhipment cargo exemption scheme transhipment of the relevant goods can be exempted from the import and export licensing requirements
登記人只需要遵守《進出口條例》的要求，申報貨物並將所有進口或出口的貨物記錄在艙單內，把貨物儲存於指定的地點，以及保存帳簿及紀錄，供執法人員檢查。
An applicant is only required to comply with the requirements of the Import and Export Ordinance Cap . 60 by declaring the goods recording all imported or exported cargoes in a manifest storing the goods in a specified place and maintaining books and records for inspection by law enforcement officers
這方案只適合於低風險貨品，並不適合用於另類吸煙產品這些有龐大非法市場需求的違禁物品。
This scheme is suitable only for low - risk goods but not such prohibited articles as ASPs with massive demands in the illegal market
倘若議員的修正案獲通過，由於這些另類吸煙產品在轉運過程中的任何一個程序都有流入黑市的機會，沒有監督機制確保另類吸煙產品的移送，會為打擊私煙及非法銷售另類吸煙產品的工作帶來巨大的挑戰。
If the Members amendments are passed as there is a chance that these ASPs may flow into the black market at any point of the transhipment process the absence of a control system to ensure the transfer of ASPs will pose great challenges to the efforts made to curb illicit cigarettes and illegal sales of ASPs
《條例草案》所參考的《無煙煙草產品規例》的進口豁免多年來行之有效，無煙煙草產品在香港幾近絕跡。
The import exemption under the Smokeless Tobacco Products Prohibition Regulations from which the Bill draws reference has operated effectively over the years as smokeless tobacco products are almost extinct in Hong Kong
從香港市民的利益角度出發，我們認為議員的修正案雖然可令一部分的商人受惠，但亦製造另類吸煙產品大量流入市面的機會，影響《條例草案》希望達到高度保障公眾健康的目的。
From the perspective of the interest of Hong Kong people we consider that although the Members amendments can benefit some businessmen they will create opportunities for large quantities of ASPs to enter the market thus undermining the high level of protection to public health as intended by the Bill
經權衡利弊後，我們認為不應該，亦無需要在《條例草案》下加入有關豁免，以免《條例草案》的禁令形同虛設，口岸的門禁大開。
Having weighed the pros and cons we consider it inappropriate and unnecessary to include this exemption in the Bill lest the prohibition in the Bill will be rendered virtually useless and the border gates will be thrown open
我亦想回應鍾國斌議員的修正案。
I also wish to respond to the amendments proposed by Mr CHUNG Kwok - pan
《條例草案》旨在杜絕另類吸煙產品在香港的流通和使用。
The Bill seeks to stop the circulation and use of ASPs in Hong Kong
現時《條例草案》下唯一對進口另類吸煙產品的相關豁免為政府化驗師為執行政府化驗師的職能所需要的範圍內，可進口另類吸煙產品。
At present the only exemption for the import of ASPs as provided for under the Bill is that a Government Chemist may import an alternative smoking product so far as it is necessary for the performance of the Government Chemists functions
如同易志明議員的修正案，鍾國斌議員的修正案亦只需要豁免人按規定把貨物儲存於指定地點，以及保存帳簿及紀錄，供執法人員檢查。
Like Mr YICKs amendments Mr CHUNG Kwok - pans amendments only require the exempt person to store the goods at a specified place and maintain books and records for inspection by law enforcement officers
這做法顯然不適合用於另類吸煙產品這些有龐大非法市場需求的違禁物品。
This is clearly not suitable for ASPs which are prohibited articles with a huge demand in the illegal market
在大多數的情況下，有關產品的設計及包裝工作亦不需要進口另類吸煙產品，而可以利用產品模型來模擬實際情況。
In most cases the import of ASPs is not required for the design and packaging of the relevant products as product models can be used to simulate the actual situation
況且，在現今科 技日新月異的高速發展下，公司已可透過互聯網傳送產品設計及包裝工作所需的資料及數據，不一定需要依靠進口另類吸煙產品來進行相關的工作。
Moreover with the rapid development of technology nowadays companies can transmit the information and data required for product design and packaging via the Internet and hence do not necessarily need to import ASPs to carry out such work
因此，我們認為進口另類吸煙產品以作產品研發的需求不大，需要應用豁免的公司亦不多。
Therefore we consider that there will not be a great demand for importing ASPs for product development nor will there be many companies requiring exemption
進口豁免亦不一定能為香港經濟帶來裨益。
The import exemption may not necessarily bring benefits to the Hong Kong economy