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smoking
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Hong Kong - Hong Kong's city-wide anti-smoking drive was facing a serious setback Thursday after three popular bars won a court ruling that may allow them to let smokers back indoors. The bars successfully argued in the High Court that health inspectors were wrong to ban them from allowing smokers inside on the basis that they make most of their money from serving food not drink.
Currently, only bars that make most of their money from drink sales are allowed to admit smokers while those that make most of their money from serving food are not.
At a hearing Wednesday, The Bull and Bear in Wan Chai, Sticky Fingers in Tsim Sha Tsui and Biztro in Central all had the findings of the health inspectors overturned on the basis that they visited at lunchtime only.
Scores more bars which have been forced to evict smokers on the basis that their main business is food may now be able to challenge the health inspectors' findings.
The High Court ordered a new hearing into the status of the three bars and whether they should or should not be allowed to let people smoke inside.
Smoking was banned in all Hong Kong restaurants and bars at the beginning of 2007 but nightclubs and bars making most of their revenue through drink sales were exempted until June 2009.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's city-wide anti-smoking drive was facing a serious setback Thursday after three popular bars won a court ruling that may allow them to let smokers back indoors. The bars successfully argued in the High Court that health inspectors were wrong to ban them from allowing smokers inside on the basis that they make most of their money from serving food not drink.
Currently, only bars that make most of their money from drink sales are allowed to admit smokers while those that make most of their money from serving food are not.
At a hearing Wednesday, The Bull and Bear in Wan Chai, Sticky Fingers in Tsim Sha Tsui and Biztro in Central all had the findings of the health inspectors overturned on the basis that they visited at lunchtime only.
Scores more bars which have been forced to evict smokers on the basis that their main business is food may now be able to challenge the health inspectors' findings.
The High Court ordered a new hearing into the status of the three bars and whether they should or should not be allowed to let people smoke inside.
Smoking was banned in all Hong Kong restaurants and bars at the beginning of 2007 but nightclubs and bars making most of their revenue through drink sales were exempted until June 2009.
Monday, July 02, 2007
weekend at the och
I arrive back in HK at 3pm this Saturday, and should be at the och a few hours later.I will be spending the first couple of nights in Causeway Bay, and then Hung Hom. As ever, see you there.I may even pop down on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Vagabond
As I walked down the busy street, knowing I was late for an important meeting, my eye fell upon one of those unfortunate, homeless vagabonds that are found in every city these days.
I saw a person who was wearing what can only be describes as rags, carrying every worldly possession in two plastic bags. My heart was touched by this person's condition.
Some people turned to stare. Others quickly looked away as if the sight would somehow contaminate them.
Recalling some long ago Sunday School admonition to "care for the sick, feed the hungry and clothe the naked," I was moved by some powerful inner urge to reach out to this unfortunate person.
Yes, where some people saw only rags, I saw a hidden beauty. A small voice inside my head called out, "Reach out, reach out!"
So I did..........
I get out of the hospital in about 3 months.
It would be nice to get a card or maybe a visitor.
I saw a person who was wearing what can only be describes as rags, carrying every worldly possession in two plastic bags. My heart was touched by this person's condition.
Some people turned to stare. Others quickly looked away as if the sight would somehow contaminate them.
Recalling some long ago Sunday School admonition to "care for the sick, feed the hungry and clothe the naked," I was moved by some powerful inner urge to reach out to this unfortunate person.
Yes, where some people saw only rags, I saw a hidden beauty. A small voice inside my head called out, "Reach out, reach out!"
So I did..........
I get out of the hospital in about 3 months.It would be nice to get a card or maybe a visitor.
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