Smoke free planet
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22:08 1. Thailand- Pioneer in Tobacco Control
2004-05-19
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〝Millions die from cigarette-related diseases every year. Looks at Thailand's exemplary anti-smoking campaign which stands out among Asian countries. Buddhist monks also pitch in preaching anti-smokin...
22:01 2. India - Tobacco on Impoverished Soil
2004-05-26
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〝India is the third largest tobacco-producing nation in the world. Of its population of 1.03 billion, 30％ male and 3％ female are smokers and every year 800,000 of them die from smoking-related disease...
21:57 3. Japan - Tobacco Lies
2004-06-02
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〝The number of smokers in Japan is the second highest in the world. Cigarettes are relatively cheap there and the anti-smoking law and its enforcement are, as activists claim, lax. Tobacco companies m...
21:53 4. China - Smoking Dragon
2004-06-09
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〝There are four million smokers in China, approximately 30％ of its population. They consume one-third of the world's tobacco. In Shanghai, smoking is prohibited by law in public areas. Activists criti...
21:53 5. United States: Tobacco Fronts
2004-06-16
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〝In the United States, 90％ of the smokers become addicted to tobacco before age 21. Activists stress the importance to start education about the harmfulness of cigarettes at a young age. Since young a...
21:56 6. Cambodia - Poverty on Scorched Earth
2004-06-23
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〝Cambodia is one of the world's poorest countries and 60％ of its population smokes. Explains how smoking has compounded the poverty problem there. Many young smokers become addicted after accepting fr...
21:51 7. Hong Kong - Hidden Matters
2004-06-30
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〝Hong Kong is one of the more advanced districts in Asia in tobacco control. Shows Customs Officers busting the sale of smuggled cigarettes. Since 1991, Hong Kong has imposed high duties on cigarettes...
21:55 8. Hong Kong - The Murder File: Hunting Tobacco
2004-07-07
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〝Although at 14.4％ of the population, the number of smokers in Hong Kong is relatively low among countries in the West Pacific Region. 22％ of these smokers are male and 3.5％ are female. Explains how t...
21:55 9. Staying Young
2004-07-14
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〝Smoking among Hong Kong youngsters has increased drastically. Homer Tso Wei-kwok (Chairman, Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health) explains why smoke-control campaign should not focus on 18-year-ol...
21:57 10. Smoke blush
2004-07-21
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〝In Hong Kong, while the number of male smokers gradually decline in the past years, the number of female smokers has slightly increased with those in the 15-30 years age group ranking the highest amo...
