Shanghai ramps up smoking control measures
1 month ago

Shanghai ramps up smoking control measures

China Daily  

The overall situation of smoking control in Shanghai's public places has remained stable, with support from residents steadily increasing while challenges in some key areas persist, according to a white paper released by the Shanghai Patriotic Health Campaign Committee Office. In 2024, the proportion of legally designated non-smoking public areas without smoking utensils and indoor smoking rooms was 96.9 percent and 99.8 percent, respectively, remaining at almost the same level from the previous year, according to the 2024 White Paper on Smoking Control in Public Places in Shanghai. Also, the smoking incidence rate within legally designated non-smoking areas reached 13 percent, a 0.6 percentage point increase from 2023, with higher rates observed at entertainment venues, office and commercial buildings, dining places and public transportation waiting areas. In response to such challenges, Shanghai's nine government departments recently issued a notice, outlining specific requirements for eight categories of key public locations, such as outdoor queuing areas, to further deepen the city's smoking control measures.

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Shanghai targets outdoor smoking
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shanghai targets outdoor smoking

China Daily  

Electronic screens on skyscrapers in Shanghai display the slogan "Smoke-free Shanghai". Nine departments in Shanghai have jointly issued a notice aimed at reducing secondhand smoke exposure outdoors and promoting a smoke-free, healthy environment, the Shanghai Municipal Health Promotion Center announced on Wednesday. The initiative, led by departments including the Social Work Department of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and the …

Smoke 'within your limits' in Shanghai
7 months ago

Smoke 'within your limits' in Shanghai

China Daily  

In its latest effort to minimize the effects of passive smoking, Shanghai city will implement the Shanghai Requirements for the Establishment and Management of Designated Smoking Sites Outdoors, starting from Sept 1. The city's latest effort to encourage smokers to refrain from smoking while walking and minimize impact on non-smokers, proposed by the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission and compiled by …

Government ‘considers banning smoking in some outdoor areas’
7 months ago

Government ‘considers banning smoking in some outdoor areas’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government is reportedly considering banning smoking in some outdoor …

Hong Kong Residents Are Staring Uncomfortably at Smokers to Make Their City Tobacco-free
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kong Residents Are Staring Uncomfortably at Smokers to Make Their City Tobacco-free

News 18  

Smoking is a hazardous act but still people indulge in it. The territory’s Health Minister said that people should stare at smokers disapprovingly in a bid to create a tobacco-free city. He further said, “When the members of the public see people smoking in non-smoking areas, even if no law enforcement officers can show up immediately, we can stare at …

Smoking set to be banned in public spaces across Greater Manchester
2 years, 8 months ago

Smoking set to be banned in public spaces across Greater Manchester

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Smoking could be banned in public spaces across Greater Manchester …

Over a million smokers die annually in China: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Over a million smokers die annually in China: Report

Hindustan Times  

More than one million people die in China annually because of diseases caused by smoking and the number could double by 2030, a joint report by the World Health Organisation and China said on Wednesday. “About 26.6% of Chinese people aged 15 and above are smokers, and of this age group, more than half of men smoke cigarettes,” the report, …

Hong Kong marks 35th year of tobacco control, aims at 'endgame plan'
7 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong marks 35th year of tobacco control, aims at 'endgame plan'

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- An international conference entitled "Towards a Tobacco Endgame in Hong Kong" was held here on Friday to mark the 35th year milestone for tobacco control in the region and prepare a blueprint for a smoke-free Hong Kong. The conference, jointly held by the Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the Hong …

Cigarette sales tick downward in Beijing
7 years, 8 months ago

Cigarette sales tick downward in Beijing

China Daily  

The number of cigarettes sold in Beijing last year decreased by 8 percent year-on-year, the biggest decline in recent years, according to a report on population health released by the Beijing municipal government on Wednesday. The number of cigarettes sold in Beijing last year reached 93.8 billion, the report said, citing the Beijing Bureau of Statistics. Of Beijing's estimated 4 …

Cigarette sales tick downward in Beijing
7 years, 8 months ago

Cigarette sales tick downward in Beijing

China Daily  

The number of cigarettes sold in Beijing last year decreased by 8 percent year-on-year, the biggest decline in recent years, according to a report on population health released by the Beijing municipal government on Wednesday. The number of cigarettes sold in Beijing last year reached 93.8 billion, the report said, citing the Beijing Bureau of Statistics. Of Beijing's estimated 4 …

Shanghai's smoking ban is paying off
7 years, 10 months ago

Shanghai's smoking ban is paying off

China Daily  

A tourist smokes beside a'No Smoking' sign at Shanghai Disneyland in April. Three months after Shanghai introduced its strictest ban ever on indoor smoking, the number of venues in which inspectors have found violations has risen as a result of more vigorous enforcement and tighter regulations, according to a report released by the Shanghai Health Promotion Commission on Wednesday, which …

Ban on smoking in public places must be enforced to the letter
7 years, 10 months ago

Ban on smoking in public places must be enforced to the letter

China Daily  

Non-smoking banners are displayed on the iconic Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China on June 1, 2015. SHENZHEN IN SOUTH CHINA'S GUANGDONG PROVINCE implemented a smoking ban on Jan 1 this year, forbidding smoking in public rooms and on public transport. Since May 7, local law enforcers have launched several special campaigns to dissuade people from smoking …

Tighter smoking ban needed
7 years, 11 months ago

Tighter smoking ban needed

China Daily  

Non-smoking banners are displayed on the iconic Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China on June 1, 2015. The harm caused by tobacco use is so great that nearly 92 percent of the public support a full ban on smoking in all indoor public places, indoor workplaces and public transport, a survey conducted by Chinese Association on Tobacco …

Smokers punished for public puffing
7 years, 11 months ago

Smokers punished for public puffing

China Daily  

People smoke outside an exhibition hall in Shanghai on March 1, when the city's smoking ban took effect. In the first month since the implementation of the regulation, law enforcement departments visited more than 30,000 public venues, with 277 venues and 115 people punished for violating the rule, and fines totaling 605,800 yuan handed out, according to the Shanghai Health …

Shanghai's new smoking ban takes effect
8 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai's new smoking ban takes effect

China Daily  

A man smokes at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.Xu Kangping / For China Daily A new regulation prohibiting smoking at all indoor public venues and work areas in Shanghai took effect on Wednesday, a measure expected to shield people from the health risks of secondhand smoke. In 2010, the city limited smoking to designated areas in some indoor venues, including restaurants, …

Shanghai's new smoking ban takes effect
8 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai's new smoking ban takes effect

China Daily  

A new regulation prohibiting smoking at all indoor public venues and work areas in Shanghai took effect on Wednesday, a measure expected to shield people from the health risks of secondhand smoke. A man smokes at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.Xu Kangping / For China Daily In 2010, the city limited smoking to designated areas in some indoor venues, including restaurants, …

Shanghai's new smoking ban takes effect
8 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai's new smoking ban takes effect

China Daily  

A man smokes at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station.Xu Kangping / For China Daily A new regulation prohibiting smoking at all indoor public venues and work areas in Shanghai took effect on Wednesday, a measure expected to shield people from the health risks of secondhand smoke. In 2010, the city limited smoking to designated areas in some indoor venues, including restaurants, …

Tobacco lobby holding back smoking ban
8 years, 1 month ago

Tobacco lobby holding back smoking ban

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY On Wednesday, Shanghai becomes the latest municipality in China, following Beijing and Shenzhen, to launch a 100 percent smoke-free policy in public places and work spaces. While we congratulate Shanghai on joining Beijing and Shenzhen as global leaders in tobacco control, we must also ask: How is it that only three cities in China have adopted comprehensive …

Tobacco lobby holding back smoking ban
8 years, 1 month ago

Tobacco lobby holding back smoking ban

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY On Wednesday, Shanghai becomes the latest municipality in China, following Beijing and Shenzhen, to launch a 100 percent smoke-free policy in public places and work spaces. While we congratulate Shanghai on joining Beijing and Shenzhen as global leaders in tobacco control, we must also ask: How is it that only three cities in China have adopted comprehensive …

WHO official calls for nationwide indoor smoking ban
8 years, 1 month ago

WHO official calls for nationwide indoor smoking ban

China Daily  

A World Health Organization representative has called for a nationwide ban on smoking indoors in China, to ensure all citizens have access to smoke-free public areas. Eighteen cities in China have released regulations on tobacco control, covering 10 percent of China's total population, according to Jiang Yuan, a tobacco control official at the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention. …

WHO official calls for nationwide indoor smoking ban
8 years, 1 month ago

WHO official calls for nationwide indoor smoking ban

China Daily  

A World Health Organization representative has called for a nationwide ban on smoking indoors in China, to ensure all citizens have access to smoke-free public areas. Eighteen cities in China have released regulations on tobacco control, covering 10 percent of China's total population, according to Jiang Yuan, a tobacco control official at the Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention. …

Heart disease rising; lifestyle shift blamed[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 7 months ago

Heart disease rising; lifestyle shift blamed[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Rapid urbanization and a shift in lifestyles are the key factors behind a 20-year increase in heart disease among Chinese, according to a Harvard University study. Chan School of Public Health suggests that major changes in Chinese society may have contributed to the surge in cardiovascular diseases, which can lead to heart attacks and stroke. The study, published on Monday …

Heart disease rising; lifestyle shift blamed[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 7 months ago

Heart disease rising; lifestyle shift blamed[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Rapid urbanization and a shift in lifestyles are the key factors behind a 20-year increase in heart disease among Chinese, according to a Harvard University study. Chan School of Public Health suggests that major changes in Chinese society may have contributed to the surge in cardiovascular diseases, which can lead to heart attacks and stroke. The study, published on Monday …

Make Hong Kong a smoking-free territory to improve people's health
8 years, 9 months ago

Make Hong Kong a smoking-free territory to improve people's health

China Daily  

Make Hong Kong a smoking-free territory to improve people's health Updated: 2016-06-06 07:59 By Paul Surtees With the World No Tobacco Day just passed, now would be a good moment to review just how far Hong Kong is falling behind other jurisdictions in seeking to limit the occurrence of smoking, and to consider what more could be done to bring …

Time to ban public smoking and save lives
8 years, 10 months ago

Time to ban public smoking and save lives

China Daily  

A student from Yangzhou University demonstrates against smoking during a street campaign in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, in December, 2015. Eighteen months ago, I was thrilled when－in the same week－Beijing adopted a law to make all indoor public places in the city 100 percent smoke-free; and the State Council, China's cabinet, published draft national regulations to enact a ban on smoking …

Govt should ensure smoking ban is being properly implemented
8 years, 11 months ago

Govt should ensure smoking ban is being properly implemented

China Daily  

Govt should ensure smoking ban is being properly implemented Updated: 2016-04-22 06:47 By Paul Surtees Over recent years, great strides have been made in the fight to limit smoking in public places in Hong Kong. These days, everyone knows that smoking can kill you; yet many people continue to smoke and others take up the habit - which soon leads …

Beijing's tobacco control efforts now bearing fruit
8 years, 11 months ago

Beijing's tobacco control efforts now bearing fruit

China Daily  

More than 1,700 individuals and establishments in Beijing have been penalized for violating the city's tobacco control regulation since it came into effect in June, according to Beijing's top health authority. In addition, law enforcement officers imposed fines on 1,331 people by the end of March for violating the regulation, with total fines on owners and individuals reaching 1.05 million …

A smoke-free China is a healthy China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years ago

A smoke-free China is a healthy China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Non-smoking banners are displayed on the iconic Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China on June 1, 2015. Deputies to the National People's Congress, the top legislative body, and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, or the top political advisory body, from around the country have descended on the capital to participate …

A smoke-free China is a healthy China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years ago

A smoke-free China is a healthy China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Non-smoking banners are displayed on the iconic Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China on June 1, 2015. Deputies to the National People's Congress, the top legislative body, and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, or the top political advisory body, from around the country have descended on the capital to participate …

Smoking rate holds steady despite reduction efforts
9 years, 3 months ago

Smoking rate holds steady despite reduction efforts

China Daily  

27 percent of adults maintain cigarette habit, same as 2010 Despite legislation and public education, China hasn't curbed tobacco use. The Chinese Adult Tobacco Use Survey 2015 by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 27 percent of adults smoked in 2010, the same as now, but the absolute number of smokers has climbed. According to Jiang …

Second-hand smoking drops in China
9 years, 3 months ago

Second-hand smoking drops in China

China Daily  

BEIJING - The second-hand smoke exposure has dropped in China despite an increase of 15 million smokers in the past five years, said a domestic smoking report. Compared with 2010, the second-hand smoking exposure rate fell from 34.6 percent to 17.2 percent in primary and middle schools and from 54.9 percent to 38.1 percent in government buildings, said the report …

In a nation of smokers, Beijing bans lighting up indoors
9 years, 10 months ago

In a nation of smokers, Beijing bans lighting up indoors

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s capital began imposing the country’s toughest ban on smoking in public places Monday in hopes of stemming a looming health crisis in a society where smoking remains a nearly ubiquitous part of dining, social events and life in general. “I think it’s best for everyone to stop smoking in public places.” The World Health Organization says that …

Beijing introduces new anti-smoking law; restaurants could lose business licenses for non-compliance
9 years, 10 months ago

Beijing introduces new anti-smoking law; restaurants could lose business licenses for non-compliance

ABC  

Beijing's toughest ever smoke-free law has come into force, with authorities threatening to revoke business licenses of restaurants that repeatedly break the law. Business owners in Beijing who repeatedly fail to stop customers from smoking indoors could potentially be fined up to $2000, or lose their business licence under the new law. Chinese national broadcaster CCTV is onboard the publicity …

Beijing smokers to be fined, named and shamed, under tough new anti-tobacco laws
9 years, 10 months ago

Beijing smokers to be fined, named and shamed, under tough new anti-tobacco laws

ABC  

China will roll out tough new anti-smoking laws in the capital Beijing on Monday, making it an offence to light up in restaurants, offices and on public transport. Under the rules, anyone in China's capital who violates the bans, which include smoking near schools and hospitals, must pay about $40. "Restaurant staff have a duty to try to dissuade people …

Beijing to introduce tough anti-smoking laws amid scepticism over enforcement, conflict of interest
9 years, 10 months ago

Beijing to introduce tough anti-smoking laws amid scepticism over enforcement, conflict of interest

ABC  

China's capital is preparing to introduce what is being promoted as its toughest smoke-free law, amid considerable scepticism over enforcement issues and an unresolved conflict of interest. "If we can show a very good law can be implemented in Beijing, we believe it will have an impact on how the national law will be formulated because then there will be …

北京“最严禁烟令”即将实施
9 years, 10 months ago

北京“最严禁烟令”即将实施

China Daily  

The authorities in Beijing have set up a hotline for residents to report anyone flouting a new smoking ban, it's reported. 据报道，北京政府已开通热线电话，对于任何藐视新禁烟令的人，居民都可以举报。 In June, rules come into force which prohibit smoking in all the capital's indoor public spaces, workplaces and on public transport. According to the World Health Organization, about one million people die from smoking-related diseases each year, and …

Anti-smoking legislation bears fruit, faces challenges[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 3 months ago

Anti-smoking legislation bears fruit, faces challenges[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A worker controls manufactured cigarettes at an assembly line at a tobacco factory of Hubei China Tobacco Industry Co, Ltd in Hubei Enshi Economic Development Zone in Enshi city, Central China Hubei province, August 16 2013. During a health forum held last Saturday in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, experts agreed that the country's growing emphasis on the rule of …

Anti-smoking legislation bears fruit, faces challenges[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 3 months ago

Anti-smoking legislation bears fruit, faces challenges[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A worker controls manufactured cigarettes at an assembly line at a tobacco factory of Hubei China Tobacco Industry Co, Ltd in Hubei Enshi Economic Development Zone in Enshi city, Central China Hubei province, August 16 2013. During a health forum held last Saturday in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, experts agreed that the country's growing emphasis on the rule of …

Beijing passes bill to ban smoking in all indoor public places
10 years, 4 months ago

Beijing passes bill to ban smoking in all indoor public places

China Daily  

A no-smoking sign at a hospital in Nantong city, Jiangsu province, May 18, 2011. BEIJING -- Beijing adopted an anti-smoking legislation on Friday, vowing to ban smoking in all indoor public places, workplaces and public transport vehicles. According to the bill, smoking is also prohibited in open-air space in kindergartens, schools, child welfare institutions, women and children's hospitals, fitness and …

Changes sought in smoking law
10 years, 8 months ago

Changes sought in smoking law

China Daily  

Activists say proposed anti-tobacco measure needs to be more specific Anti-tobacco activists have called for more specifics in Beijing's legislation on smoking control, which is now under review and expected to take effect in 2015. Under the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which China signed in 2003, the law taking shape in Beijing should include more specific …

Smoke-free two sessions drive making progress[1]
11 years ago

Smoke-free two sessions drive making progress[1]

China Daily  

Smoke-free two sessions drive making progress Updated: 2014-03-06 08:33 By Shan Juan Cui Yongyuan, a CPPCC member, stands near a sign that reads "Thanks for not smoking," as he waits to be interviewed. Huang Jiefu says he will stop anyone from smoking inside venues for the two sessions, the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and the National Committee …

Support smoking ban in public
11 years ago

Support smoking ban in public

China Daily  

Many deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have called for smoking-free annual sessions in response to popular demand, reflecting their resolve to ban smoking at public places and gatherings, says an article in People's Daily. But the ban has not been fully effective because many people are seen smoking not only …

China aims to ban smoking in public places by end of 2014
11 years, 2 months ago

China aims to ban smoking in public places by end of 2014

ABC  

China aims to impose a nationwide ban on smoking in public places this year, as authorities move to stamp out a widespread practice that has taken a severe toll on citizens' health. Tougher regulation of smoking is a priority this year, officials from the National Health and Family Planning Commission said this week, adding that the agency was pushing lawmakers …

China's health, family planning organ to build tobacco-free environment
11 years, 2 months ago

China's health, family planning organ to build tobacco-free environment

China Daily  

China's health and family planning organ will follow the recent smoking ban from the central authorities and build a non-smoking environment in all government-affiliated institutions, its spokesman said Wednesday. Tobacco The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council released a circular Sunday urging officials to "take the lead" in adhering to the smoking ban in public spaces. …

Enforcement more important than law
11 years, 11 months ago

Enforcement more important than law

China Daily  

The tough challenge China faces in its endeavor to build a society based on the rule of law can be seen on the ground as well as below it. Surprisingly still, reports say that many people who were stopped in Wuhan and Chengdu yelled at the police officers, some even using abusive language. In October 2011, I saw how New …

Anti-smoking law could get tougher
12 years, 10 months ago

Anti-smoking law could get tougher

China Daily  

Download People who light up in non-smoking areas in Guangzhou may soon be slapped with a fine without warning. The current law in the Guangdong provincial capital requires enforcement officers to provide a warning before fining someone 50 yuan for smoking in indoor workplaces and other public areas. Guangzhou People's Congress is now seeking public opinions for a draft amendment …

Despite ban, smoking is rampant in Internet bars
13 years ago

Despite ban, smoking is rampant in Internet bars

China Daily  

Download Shanghai is seeking more effective ways to prevent smoking in Internet bars and other entertainment venues, which are the least likely to comply with the ban on smoking in public places. Earlier last week, the Shanghai municipal health promotion committee teamed up with other government agencies to launch a week-long supervision initiative on compliance with the smoking ban in …

Smoking ban expected by Beijing
13 years, 1 month ago

Smoking ban expected by Beijing

China Daily  

Smoking ban expected by Beijing Updated: 2012-02-16 16:58 By Cao Yin and Zheng Xin BEIJING - A ban on smoking will be written into the capital's municipal regulations as the city increases its anti-smoking efforts. Measures banning smoking are on the legislative agenda and the government is expected to pass the regulations, Zhang Yin, director of the legal office from …

Bill Gates in China push against secondhand smoke
13 years, 9 months ago

Bill Gates in China push against secondhand smoke

The Hindu  

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates was in China on Saturday to raise awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke in the country with the world’s largest smoking population. According to government statistics, smoking is linked to the deaths of at least one million people in China every year, making it one of the greatest health threats the country faces. …

Laws are only way to stop smoking, say CDC officials
13 years, 10 months ago

Laws are only way to stop smoking, say CDC officials

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Voluntary smoking controls have been ineffective in China, and laws and regulations are the only effective way to stop people lighting up, according to a report released in Beijing on Thursday. The 2011 China Tobacco Control Report was released by the tobacco control office under the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, just ahead of the 24th …

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