香港海關觀塘區進行跨部門反私煙宣傳活動 向居民派宣傳品推廣反私煙信息


香港海關昨日(17日)與立法會議員顏汶羽、觀塘區議員、衞生署控煙酒辦公室及房屋署在觀塘安泰邨進行聯合反私煙宣傳活動。海關人員於活動開始前向議員們進行簡介,包括未完稅煙草相關罪行的最高罰則已由罰款100萬元及監禁兩年,提高至罰款200萬元及監禁七年;香港將施行完稅標籤制度,以幫助區分已完稅和未完稅香煙,該制度的首階段計劃於2026年第四季實施,並於2027年第二季全面推行。此外,香港海關已於本月6日起開展為期三個月的完稅標籤制度先導計劃,旨在評估其效能及可行性,並讓業界及市民認識制度的重點內容,為配合該制度早作合規準備。海關人員亦於屋邨範圍巡查及擺設攤位,向居民派發宣傳品,推廣反私煙信息並鼓勵他們向海關舉報懷疑買賣私煙活動。海關會繼續根據風險評估和情報分析從源頭堵截,並透過針對貯存及分銷販賣多管齊下的執法策略,致力打擊私煙活動。海關亦會加強宣傳教育,提醒市民切勿參與有關私煙的違法行為。根據《應課稅品條例》,任何人若處理、管有、售賣或購買私煙即屬違法,一經定罪,最高可被判罰款200萬元及監禁七年。市民可致電海關24小時熱線182 8080,或透過舉報罪案專用電郵帳戶(crimereport@customs.gov.hk)或網上表格(eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002/)舉報懷疑私煙活動。根據《吸煙(公眾衞生)條例》(第371章),任何人不得分發任何形式的吸煙產品廣告(包括任何傳單),違例者最高可被罰款港幣5萬元。市民可致電衞生署控煙酒辦公室熱線2961 8823舉報懷疑派發私煙傳單活動。

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