Hong Kong to step up inspections as new smoking bans take effect on Thursday

Hong Kong authorities will ramp up inspections at bus stops and tourist spots starting on Thursday, when new rules banning smoking while queuing or near designated facilities take effect. While some residents told the Post on Wednesday that they were aware of the new measures, visitors in Tsim Sha Tsui said they were not but would comply. Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office head Manny Lam Man-chung said that authorities would step up inspection with an aim to enforce new smoking control measures...