South Korean media recently quoted South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare officials to Show that the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare has issued a letter requesting the cancellation of the 2023 Korea Vape Show (Korea Vape Show 2023), which will be held at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX), on the grounds that it is not in line with the perspective of promoting health. And if access to the venue is not controlled, teenagers may visit the exhibition.
Due to current regulations in South Korea, indoor smoking is only allowed in completely enclosed areas. The Ministry of Health and Welfare also plans to conduct on-site inspections on the day of the e-cigarette show, and will impose penalties such as fines if the host fails to set up a fully enclosed smoking room in the venue.
According to the report, Gyeonggi Province also held a meeting with Goyang City, the National Cancer Center and KINTEX to discuss measures to deal with the e-cigarette show. Subsequently, KINTEX sent three letters to The organizers of The Fairs, asking for the cancellation of the e-cigarette show.
In response, The Fairs said it had submitted a plan to KINTEX to resolve the related issues and said it would not cancel the show. The organizers of The Fairs emphasized that during the past three e-cigarette shows, officials from the local public health center had visited the venue and found no problems.
In addition, The Fairs said in an official reply issued for practitioners that the exhibition complies with current laws in South Korea and is authorized by relevant South Korean authorities. Before The South Korea electronic cigarette show by The Fairs partner KECIA held, but The current cooperation between the two sides has been terminated, The Fairs has also signed with the South Korea electronic cigarette Association to become a new partner, 2023 South Korea electronic cigarette show held by the Fairs, KECIA has no right to cancel the exhibition, the exhibition will be held as scheduled.
Data Show that the exhibition is the fourth Korea Vape Show (Korea Vape Show 2023), a three-day exhibition, will be held in KINTEX, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province from July 21. Up to now, the organizer of the South Korean electronic Cigarette Show has not released the news of the cancellation of the exhibition, and on July 12, the “Exhibition Instructions” was again released on the official website, reiterating that the exhibition will be held next week