1. “Global tobacco control” Dr Judith Mackay Launching Ceremony and Seminar on Anti- smoking campaign & Roving Exhibition HK Central Library; 5 November 2005

2. By 2025: Number of smokers will rise from 1.2 to 1.6 billion

4. By 2030, 85% smokers will live in developing countries.

6. Research NATIONAL PREVALENCE SURVEYS YOUTH The Global Youth Tobacco Survey Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study Health professionals surveys Harmfulness of smoking and passive smoking Effective intervention measures

7. Economics - Key Messages: * Tobacco debit to economy * Tobacco control cost effective * Price increases most effective of all

10. 1994 Philippines Tobacco industry calendar

13. Cost effectiveness: Values for various tobacco control interventions (US$ per DALY saved) RegionPrice10% Non-price measures 5% effect NRT with 25% cover Low/MiddleIncome4-1768-272276-297 High Income 161-6451,347-5,388746-1,160 Source: World Bank, 1999

15. FCTC

16. Signed 168/192 Ratified 92

18. HK 1987 ban on:

19. Australia: earmarked tobacco tax, 1987

20. cigarettes abolished 1991 Singapore: Duty-free…

21. Mongolia 1994: Tobacco law

22. Thailand 1995: Ingredient disclosure

23. Bhutan 2004: Ban sales

24. Obstacles to tobacco control n Lack of awareness of magnitude of risk n Preoccupation with other diseases (many of which cause fewer deaths, eg SARS) or non-health problems n Smokers may not yet be dying in large numbers n Focus of health profession on curative medicine n Smoking seen as personal behaviour by community n Tobacco industry: promotion, distortion of evidence, financial might, challenge or threats to governments, organisations, individuals n Tobacco tax revenue, but not debit, seen n Lack of funds for research and intervention

25. HK resident smoking through SARS mask

26. Medical model not enough