Bring a pack of cigarettes ( 20 cigarettes often ) in Hong Kong from 8.1.2010 will be fined heavily .
- Vietnam Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau , said from the eighth to every visitor when they enter Hong Kong only allowed to carry no more than 19 cigarettes a cigarette or a cigar … if the violation will be fined 1 million Hong Kong dollars or two years in prison .
In a dispatch express on 28 / 7 to send the Bureau of Customs, Air Corporation … Vietnam Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao leading source for Hong Kong newspapers , since 1 / 8 / 2010 , Hong Kong Customs will implement new regulations for the tobacco tax-free when brought into Hong Kong.
Under the new rules , each passenger foreign or Hong Kong citizens over 18 years , when they enter Hong Kong only allowed to bring no more than 19 cigarettes , cigars or a cigar weighs no more than 25 grams , or 25 grams of tobacco . If anyone violating this regulation will be fined the maximum is one million Hong Kong dollars ( nearly $ 129,000 ) or imprisonment for 2 years .
Consulate General of Vietnam warned citizens need to understand these regulations as to Hong Kong to avoid the hassle can unfortunate happens .
