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Hong Kong Smoking Rate Drops to 8.5%, Short of 2025 Goal

4/11/2026

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Hong Kong's smoking rate fell to 8.5% last year, short of the 7.8% 2025 target.
Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau said overall cigarette consumption declined by 30%.
The smoking prevalence among daily smokers aged 15 and older declined from 9.1% in 2023.
Lo tied the target to the World Health Organization's 2018 goal to cut smoking 30% from 2010 levels.
He said the current rate earns a 95 out of 100.

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Hong Kong's smoking rate fell to 8.5% last year, short of the 7.8% 2025 target.
Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau said overall cigarette consumption declined by 30%.
The smoking prevalence among daily smokers aged 15 and older declined from 9.1% in 2023.
Lo tied the target to the World Health Organization's 2018 goal to cut smoking 30% from 2010 levels.
He said the current rate earns a 95 out of 100.