Capital’s smokers continue to flout ban
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Beijing’s health authority collected 250,000 yuan (US$39,150) in fines in June and July as agencies and individuals continued to ignore the city-wide smoking ban.
Over the two-month period, 102 enterprises and institutions and 230 individuals were fined by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, it said yesterday.
Of the 5,144 telephone complaints it had received, 70 percent concerned smoking in offices, restaurants or entertainment venues.
Since June 1, smoking has been banned in all indoor public places, workplaces, and on public transport.
Individuals caught smoking can be fined up to 200 yuan, while businesses face fines of up to 10,000 yuan.
There are an estimated 4 million smokers in the capital, yet only 1,000 law enforcement personnel are assigned to the campaign.
More than 10,000 volunteers have been recruited to support the core team, tasked with discouraging smoking and explaining the hazards of tobacco, said Liu Zejun, head of the general office of the Beijing patriotic health campaign committee.
There are more than 300 million smokers in China, the world’s largest tobacco maker. Another 740 million people are exposed to second-hand smoke each year.
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