HEALTHSCMP CHINA
‘It will take time to change smoking culture,’ official says after 1,200 site checks
Hong Kong’s labour commissioner said changing the smoking culture on construction sites will take time, following 1,200 inspections that resulted in 36 fixed-penalty notices and nine improvement notices. Authorities are considering prosecution for two cases.
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