'Carcinogens in a puff': smoking in Hong Kong movies.

Sai Yin Ho; Man Ping Wang; Hak Kan Lai; Anthony J. Hedley; Tai Hing Lam

doi:10.1136/tc.2010.037879

'Carcinogens in a puff': smoking in Hong Kong movies.

Sai Yin Ho, Man Ping Wang, Hak Kan Lai, Anthony J. Hedley, Tai Hing Lam

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Abstract

Smoking scenes in movies, exploited by the tobacco industry to circumvent advertisement bans, are linked to adolescent smoking. Recently, a Hong Kong romantic comedy Love in a puff put smoking at centre stage, with numerous smoking scenes and words that glamourise smoking. Although WHO has issued guidelines on reducing the exposure of children to smoking in movies, none is adopted in Hong Kong. Comprehensive tobacco control strategies are urgently needed to protect young people in Hong Kong from cigarette promotion in movies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	518-519
Number of pages	2
Journal	Tobacco Control
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.2010.037879
Publication status	Published - Dec 2010

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Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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