Hong Kongers urged to stare at smokers in a disapproving way to help create a tobacco-free city

People in Hong Kong should stare at smokers disapprovingly as part of efforts to create a tobacco-free city, the territory’s health minister has said. Professor Lo Chung-mau said people who have lit up in areas where it is prohibited are unlikely to “hit back” if everyone stares at them, local media has reported. “Cigarettes can harm the health of all of us,” Professor Lo told a meeting of the Legislative Council’s health service panel on Friday. “When the members of the public see people smoking in non-smoking areas, even if no law enforcement officers can show up immediately, we can…