Last updated: August 6, 2025
Regulatory Framework
Are e-cigarettes partly or entirely regulated under tobacco control laws?
Yes
Analysis
Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. 371) (as amended) prohibits the manufacture, sale, and possession for commercial purposes of e-cigarettes.
Are e-cigarettes partly or entirely regulated under medicine or pharmaceutical laws?
Yes
Analysis
If an e-cigarette is registered as a pharmaceutical product under Regulation 36 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations (Cap. 138 sub. leg. A), tobacco control provisions under the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance (Cap. 371) (as amended) do not apply.
Are e-cigarettes partly or entirely regulated under any other laws?
Yes
Analysis
The importation of e-cigarettes is prohibited under the Import and Export Ordinance.
