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Cigarette packaging has strong images of smoking-related diseases
澳大利亞一些煙草公司給購買其香煙的消費者發送硬紙盒套來遮擋煙盒上吸煙有害健康的印刷圖案。澳大利亞有關部門正在對此舉是否違反新的香煙包裝法案作出調查。請聽 BBC記者 Phil Mercer 的報道：
Tobacco companies and retailers that try to circumvent Australia's plain-packaging laws could face prosecution, according to health authorities.
They're investigating whether to take action against cardboard covers and stickers that hide graphic anti-smoking warnings.
One firm that produces labels says that sales have soared because consumers can't stand the sight of the packets they buy. Just over a month ago, Australia banned all tobacco company logos and colours from packaging, which now has disturbing colour pictures of smokers suffering from tongue and lung cancer.
The president of the Australian Medical Association, Steve Hambleton, is confident that those who attempt to skirt the legislation will be shut down.
President of the Australian Medical Association, Steve Hambleton:
If you're trying to circumvent it, it's not right, and I know that the government will actually either fix the problem by changing the law or enforcing the law. But the second thing I thought was, this is obviously working. If companies are going out of their way to hide the warnings and to hide the labels, they know it's having an impact and that's reassuring for us.
Tobacco companies had argued that Australia's plain packaging measures would deprive them of copyright without proper compensation. But in August their case was dismissed by the High Courts.
Glossary 詞匯表 （點擊單詞收聽發音）
- to circumvent逃避（限制、規定）
- plain-packaging laws“素顏”包裝法規 （包裝上只能有健康警示語和圖案）
- face prosecution面臨起訴
- graphic用圖表示的，形象的
- soared猛增
- can't stand the sight of不愿看到
- disturbing令人難受的、不安的
- to skirt避開，繞開
- going out of their way to (do something)不辭辛勞地，特地地
- compensation賠償
