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進入《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 Proposal to ban duty-free cigarette sales questioned
/ Staff writer, with CNA
Government agencies yesterday expressed reservations about a proposal by experts that the government should eliminate sales of duty-free cigarettes at airports.
Health Promotion Administration Director-General Chiou Shu-ti （邱淑媞） said that the administration respects the proposal, but that it would need further discussion among the relevant agencies before law amendments can be made and put into practice, adding: “The next meeting for cross-agency discussion is scheduled for December.”
Experts attending a recent cross-agency meeting on the prevention of tobacco hazards, called by the Executive Yuan, proposed that the government should ban airline passengers from bringing duty-free cigarettes into the nation, or cut the current permitted level of 200 cigarettes to 19 per person.
Singapore currently bans the sale of cigarettes at its airports, while Hong Kong and Macau allow passengers to bring in only 19 cigarettes in opened packs.
National Treasury Administration section chief Hsieh Chih-dong （謝志東） said that, in compliance with international norms, no changes would be made to regulations, which allow passengers to bring 200 cigarettes and a liter of alcohol into the nation.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
