Smoking Restrictions In China
China has further stiffened smoking limitations — targeting schools and day care providers — as it extends a clamp down linked to its pledge to conduct a smoke-free Olympics. Last month, Beijing officially pledged to restrict smoking in most public places in the city, including government offices and populace transport, beginning on May 1. In a separate step reported on Wednesday, China enjoined primary schools, secondary schools and childcare care centers across the nation to prohibit even denominated smoking zones, an attempt to promote ‘non-smoking places’ ahead of the Games. “Smoking cabins and zones are probihited within teaching regions effective forthwith,” the Beijing News mentioned an order by the Health Ministry as stating.
The Health Ministry also sanctioned an order on Tuesday calling for all schools to integrate into their curricula plans that inform students about the injurious effects of smoking and passive smoking. “All teaching and administration staff are smartly encouraged to quit smoking,” the order further said. In October, China prohibited smoking in taxis, and recently urged government employees to desist from accepting or giving cigarettes on social functions, in a move to contain social smoking. Smoking at official programs and in social settings is an intrenched part of Chinese lifestyle.
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