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  "id": 6566937,
  "title": "Hong Kong to roll out plain cigarette packs from March, full enforcement by December",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/hong-kong-to-roll-out-plain-cigarette-packs-from-march-full-6566937",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T08:41:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3367037/hong-kong-roll-out-plain-cigarette-packs-march-full-enforcement-december"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong will introduce standardised cigarette packaging from March next year, with a nine-month transition period before full enforcement in December, as the city strips all branding and decorative design from packs and updates health warnings to reduce smoking rates. The Department of Health announced on Thursday that the new rules for smoking products will require all retail packs of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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