Beijing mulls ban on cigarettes as gifts
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BEIJING is proposing to ban the use of government money to buy cigarettes, either as gifts or to be provided at official functions, in the latest move to try and curtail smoking.
China, home to some 300 million smokers, is the world’s largest consumer of tobacco, and smoking is a ubiquitous part of social life, particularly for men. Cartons of cigarettes are given as presents or provided at formal events.
The Beijing government rules, currently in the proposal stage, would ban cigarettes being provided or given at any official event, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
The rules also seek a ban on promotional sales activities or advertising for cigarettes and a ban on smoking in public places like train stations, hospitals and schools, with fines of up to 200 yuan (US$32).
Beijing, along with other parts of China, has already banned smoking in many public places, though the rules are generally ignored.
It wasn’t announced when the new rules may go into effect.
Tougher regulation of smoking is a priority this year, officials from the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in January.
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