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| 1. | Title: | The question of smoking & health in Hong Kong |
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| Author: | Falconer, M | |
| Organisation: | Philip Morris International | |
| Bates: | 2073422469/2073422470 | |
| Date: | 29 November 1972 | |
| Rating: |  |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 2 | |
| Type: | Memorandum | |
| Summary: | Inter-office memo from Falconer to Quick providing background information on the situation of smoking and health in Hong Kong at that point in time: "In the past, the Hong Kong government has adopted a policy of 'lassez-faire' on smoking and health. In other words, there are almost no restrictions in the Colony. What has been done has been imposed by the tobacco industry itself...." "Present legislation does not impose any restrictions whatever on cigarette advertising....." "No organized campaign was ever conducted by the Medical and Health Department against smoking and the Medical Asso... |
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| 2. | Title: | [Letter to M. Falconer] |
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| Author: | Paul, HWL | |
| Organisation: | British American Tobacco Company (Hong Kong) Limited | |
| Bates: | 2024950105/2024950106 | |
| Date: | 30 January 1973 | |
| Rating: | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 2 | |
| Type: | Letter | |
| Summary: | Letter from H.W.L. Paul (BAT Hong Kong) to Michael P.B. Falconer (Philip Morris International), dated 30 January 1973 and marked "strictly personal and confidential". The main text of the letter is a quote of a letter sent by Mr Williams, Chair of the Government's Ad Hoc Committee on Smoking and Health, to Mr Paul. The letter invites representatives of the tobacco industry to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee and outlines the work of the Committee: "The Committee has no formal terms of reference. It is charged with preparing in due course a paper with recommendations and initiating early ... |
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| 3. | Title: | Tobacco Industry - Hong Kong: "Some Suggestions" for the Industry's Approach on the Smoking and Health Issue |
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| Organisation: | Tobacco Industry Hong Kong | |
| Bates: | 2073422442/2073422446 | |
| Date: | February 1973 | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 5 | |
| Type: | Report, Other | |
| Summary: | Document entitled: "Tobacco Industry - Hong Kong 'Some Suggestions for the Industry's Approach on the Smoking Health Issue". Paper prepared prior to the industry appearing before the Ad Hoc Committee on Smoking and Health. "The overriding policy should be to discourage and delay the process of restrictive legislative action by government in every way possible so as to allow maximum time for research to establish the precise relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer and other diseases..." "In order not to provoke government action it seems prudent to avoid unnecessary conflict b... |
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| 4. | Title: | Some Questions Which the Ad Hoc Committee on Smoking & Health Might Wish to Ask |
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| Organisation: | Tobacco Industry Hong Kong | |
| Bates: | 2073422447/2073422447 | |
| Date: | February 1973 | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 1 | |
| Type: | Questionnaire, survey, etc. | |
| Summary: | List of seven questions the industry anticipated being asked, when it was to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee on Smoking and Health. The copy is labelled "PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL". [Ed: Cited in a research paper reviewing "Tobacco industry lobbying against tobacco control in Hong Kong".] |
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| 5. | Title: | Smoking & health meeting |
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| Author: | Hung, S | |
| Bates: | 2024950089/2024950098 | |
| Date: | 14 February 1973 | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 10 | |
| Type: | Memorandum | |
| Summary: | Philip Morris inter-office correspondence from Sylvester Hung to M.P.B. Falconer, dated 14 February 1973, concerning an industry meeting on Smoking and Health. The memo was copied to P.U. Lovett and H. Quick. This document are personal notes made by S. Hung. Tobacco manufacturers attending the meeting included, BAT, Carreras International, Hong Kong Tobacco Company, Lorillard, Nang Yang Brothers, Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds. This was a preparatory meeting for the forthcoming meeting with the Hong Kong Government Ad Hoc Committee on Cigarette Smoking on 21 February 1973. Harry Paul of BA... |
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| 6. | Title: | Tobacco Industry - Hong Kong: Notes On Suggested Opening Remarks By The Industry Representatives At The Meeting Taking Place On 21st February With The Members Of The Ad Hoc Committee On Cigarette Smoking |
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| Organisation: | Tobacco Industry Hong Kong | |
| Bates: | 2073422448/2073422451 | |
| Date: | 17 February 1973 | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 4 | |
| Type: | Report, Other | |
| Summary: | The title of this document is self-explanatory: "Notes on suggested opening remarks by the industry representative at the meeting taking place on 21st February with the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on cigarette smoking." The paper is one in a series prepared before the industry met with the Ad Hoc Committee (see . . . for other papers). It outlines the benefits to the industry of the Hong Kong economy. Anticipating the Committee's interest in cigarette advertising the paper concentrates on this. In concluding it notes: "the tobacco industry also has a clear social responsibility as a me... |
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| 7. | Title: | Notes on Tobacco Industry Meeting Held on Saturday 17th February, 1973 at #256 Gloucester Road |
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| Author: | Paul, HWL | |
| Organisation: | British American Tobacco Company (Hong Kong) Limited | |
| Bates: | 2073422453/2073422455 | |
| Date: | 17 February 1973 | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 3 | |
| Type: | Report, Other | |
| Summary: | Notes on the second meeting of industry representatives prior to appearing before the Ad hoc Committee on Smoking and Health. Five points were agreed to - the first being that "the industry would be against a total advertising ban". The last point suggests that "the industry would avoid conflict with the Ad Hoc Committee members." [Ed: Cited in a research paper reviewing "Tobacco industry lobbying against tobacco control in Hong Kong".] |
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| 8. | Title: | Notes on a meeting held between the Tobacco Industry Committee and a Government Ad Hoc Committee on Cigarette Smoking held on Wednesday, February 21 1973, in the Executive Council Chamber Government Building, Hong Kong |
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| Bates: | 2024950084/2024950088 | |
| Date: | 21 February 1973 | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 5 | |
| Type: | Report, Other | |
| Summary: | Notes on a meeting held between the Tobacco Industry Committee and a Government Ad Hoc Committee on Cigarette Smoking held on Wednesday, February 21 1973, in the Executive Council Chamber Government Building, Hong Kong. Ad Hoc Committee included: P.B. Williams (Chairman), Oblitas (Urban Services Department), A.G. Brown (Education), Walter Yeung (Secretariat for Home Affairs), Mr Oliphant (TV Authority - absent from meeting), P. Iliffe-Moon (Information Services Department), G.I. Forbes (Medical & Health Department - absent from meeting) and Albert Ho (Secretary). The Tobacco Industry Committ... |
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| 9. | Title: | Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Cigarette Smoking: February 21st, 1973 |
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| Author: | Paul, HWL; Rice, TA | |
| Organisation: | British American Tobacco Company (Hong Kong) Limited | |
| Bates: | 2073422428/2073422428 | |
| Date: | 22 March 1973 | |
| Rating: | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 1 | |
| Type: | Letter | |
| Summary: | Internal memo from Falconer (Philip Morris Asia Inc.) to Lovett with comments on possible upcoming restrictions: "I certainly get the feeling that these minutes were written in a manner designed to put a higher Government authority off taking any action against smoking, advertising etc." [Ed: Cited in a research paper reviewing "Tobacco industry lobbying against tobacco control in Hong Kong".] |
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| 10. | Title: | Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Cigarette Smoking Hong Kong |
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| Organisation: | Ad Hoc Committee on Cigarette Smoking, Hong Kong | |
| Bates: | 2024950036/2024950078 | |
| Date: | 18 March 1974 | |
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| Source: | Philip Morris | |
| Page Count: | 43 | |
| Type: | Report, Other | |
| Summary: | Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Cigarette Smoking Hong Kong making recommendations in the areas of smoking and youth, cigarette advertising, increasing public awareness and smoking in public places. Contents: Chapter 1 - Introduction. Chapter 2 - Relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Chapter 3 - The role of industry and government. Chapter 4 - Smoking and the young. Chapter 5 - Cigarette advertising and sales promotion. Chapter 6 - Increasing public awareness of the hazards of smoking. Chapter 7 - Other measures. Chapter 8 - Smoking in public places. Chapter 9 - Im... |
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