As China is attempting a smoking ban, again, it has also drafted new regulations on tobacco control. The draft bans all forms of tobacco advertising, sponsorship and promotion, and will cut certain scenes in films and TV shows.
This is the first time that China is implementing state-level legislation with regard to tobacco control. Apart from increased control, smoking is also expected to become illegal indoors very soon, The New York Times reports. For those everyone who has witnessed people smoking inside hospitals without any shame, this may be pretty hard to imagine.
Smoking will be banned indoors, and also in outdoor areas that are frequently used by minors. For example outdoor areas at schools and universities, maternal and child health institutions, children’s hospitals, maternity hospitals, sports and fitness venues, stadiums and public transport.
Other outdoor places like scenic spots, cultural relics, parks, amusement parks will decide whether to set up special smoking areas, and smoking will become illegal outside of these designated areas. Those that do not set up special smoking areas will be entirely non-smoking.
China is the world’s largest tobacco consumer, with 300 million smokers, and millions more second-hand smokers.
Source: Shanghai Daily
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Hard to say how serious they are about this. There isn't any enforcement of the "laws" they made a few years ago, so what's going to change now? Further, the interests of a state-run company(China Tobacco) would be harmed. Smoking is also a way to "thin out the herd" when there is an aging population and limited resources to take care of them. Between smoking and pollution, the gov't could shave 5-7 yrs off the average citizens' pension claims. No small potatoes.
Dec 01, 2014 18:58 Report Abuse
Interesting point, the electronic cigarette that is so popular in North America and parts of Europe actually was designed by a Chinese pharmacist (Lik Hon, 2003). His father died from lung cancer and created this device 10 years ago. Though this device is still questionable in China, and no signs of change, so much money is being lost by the country. This is a multi-billion dollar industry, which could be used to clean up the environment while reducing the carbon and harmful chemical pollution from cigarette users. But like most government officials says..."it needs more research...blablablalbla."
Nov 29, 2014 01:22 Report Abuse
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