What locations are “Statutory No Smoking Areas”?

Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office, Department of Health

In accordance with the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance, the following areas are designated as "Statutory No Smoking Area". No person may do a smoking act in statutory no smoking areas, or else will be liable to a fixed penalty of $1,500 until 31 December 2025 and $3,000 commencing on 1 January 2026.

Places where indoor areas are no-smoking areas (Note 1)	Places where both indoor and outdoor areas are no-smoking areas	Other prohibited smoking areas
Restaurants Workplaces, offices (Note 2) Indoor public places (e.g. elevator lobbies /rear staircases of private buildings) Covered footbridges Shops / department stores / shopping malls / wet markets / supermarkets Banks Elderly homes / treatment centres Shared dormitories Bars / mahjong tin kau premises / bathhouses / massage establishments	Public lifts / escalators Child care centres / schools / post-secondary colleges Cinemas (including drive-ins) / theatres / concert halls / amusement game centres Hospitals Approved residential care homes / probation homes / shelters Wetland Park Public playgrounds managed by LCSD (e.g., playgrounds / parks / sitting-out areas / sports centres), except in designated smoking areas (Note 3) Public swimming pools / beaches managed by LCSD Hong Kong Stadium / Mong Kok Stadium areas	Public transport (Note 4) indoor or designated public transport facilities specified as no-smoking areas Designated tunnel bus-bus interchanges Public places that lie within 3 metres outside the entrances / exits of residential care homes / Child care centres / Schools / Hospitals / Specified clinics or health centres (Note 5)

Note 1：The definition of “Indoor Areas” is：

having a ceiling or roof, or a cover that functions (whether temporarily or permanently) as a ceiling or roof, and
enclosed (whether temporarily or permanently) at least up to 50% of the total area on all sides, except for any window or door, or any closeable opening that functions as a window or door

Note 2：Including non-office hours

Note 3：Please click here for LCSD venues where smoking is prohibited

Note 4：Even there is no passenger on the vehicle, public light bus & taxi drivers cannot smoke inside the vehicle.

Note 5：Illustration of 3 metres outside the entrances / exits:

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Last Revision Date: 5 Jan 2026

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