ASSEMBLY OF GOD HEBRON SECONDARY SCHOOL
Social issue – Teen problems
Lesson 5
S3( ) CLASS NO._____ NAME:______________________ DATE: _____________
Reading – Smoking
Read the following article and underline the solutions to the problem of smoking.
Tobacco tax drive to help youths quit
Damon Pang Monday, February 25, 2008
A doubling of the tobacco tax would help youths quit smoking and provide more resources for
the anti-youth smoking campaigns, the Committee on Youth Smoking Prevention said
yesterday.
"Currently, each cigarette is taxed 80 HK cents. If you double that, youths would be more
cautious in their consumption due to the increased cost," he said.
Thomas Tse Lin-chung, the committee vice chairman, said regional neighbors such as Taiwan,
Macau and Thailand, have used part of their tax on education to discourage people from
smoking as recommended by a recent World Health Organization report.
He suggested tighter legislation to prevent students in school uniforms to buy cigarettes. Tse
also feared youths have been smoking more as the cost of an average packet has actually gone
down to HK$29 compared to about HK$31 in 2001.
Adapted from Hong Kong Standard
1