Percentage of Reported Vaping Activities during and After-operating Hours and Extending Hotline Operations or Automating Vaping Reporting Systems for Timely Enforcement

14 Miss Rachel Ong asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) what percentage of reports on vaping activities are received (i) within and (ii) outside the 9.00 am to 9.00 pm hotline hours; and (b) where a significant volume of sightings occurs after-hours, whether the Ministry will extend hotline operations or automate reporting to ensure more timely enforcement against the use, purchase and sale of e-vaporisers.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: Members of the public can report vaping activities through the Health Sciences Authority hotline during its operating hours or through the online reporting channel at https://go.gov.sg/reportvape.

Since the enhanced vaping enforcement operations on 1 September 2025, majority, or about 70%, of the reports are submitted online, with the remaining 30% submitted via the hotline during its operating hours. Approximately 20% of the reports are submitted outside hotline operating hours, through the online channel.

All reports of vaping activities, including those submitted outside the hotline operating hours, will be responded to promptly.