City to introduce smoking ban
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October 20, 2010, Wednesday
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SMOKING will be banned in all indoor public places in the northeast China city of Harbin under proposals for China's first local law to target "second-hand smoke."
The draft law outlines penalties for smokers who light up in public or work places and affect others with their smoke, said a spokesperson for the municipal government of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province.
The highest fine would be 2,000 yuan (US$300), making it the harshest fine for a smoking offense in China.
The draft "Harbin Second-hand Smoking Control Law" will be practical to implement, said Yang Gonghuan, director of the National Tobacco Control Office under the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention.
"As there is no national law on smoking control in China, local laws will definitely be effective in pushing forward a national tobacco ordinance in the future," said Yang.
The draft law outlines penalties for smokers who light up in public or work places and affect others with their smoke, said a spokesperson for the municipal government of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province.
The highest fine would be 2,000 yuan (US$300), making it the harshest fine for a smoking offense in China.
The draft "Harbin Second-hand Smoking Control Law" will be practical to implement, said Yang Gonghuan, director of the National Tobacco Control Office under the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention.
"As there is no national law on smoking control in China, local laws will definitely be effective in pushing forward a national tobacco ordinance in the future," said Yang.
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