公共場所禁煙添新規

據新華社報道，衛生部周二宣布，中國頒布了禁止在室內公共場所吸煙的新規則。這些新則將于5月1日生效，規定公共場所經營者應當設置醒目的禁止吸煙標志，應舉行宣傳活動告誡人們吸煙的危害，還應配備專人對吸煙者進行勸阻。

另外，室外吸煙區不應位于行人必經的通道上，公共場所不得設置自動售煙機。衛生部官員謝楊說，中國是國際衛生組織《煙草控制框架公約》締約國，這些新則表明了中國加大煙草控制的決心。

New bans for smoking in public places

The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that China enacted new rules to ban smoking in indoor public locations, Xinhua reported. The new regulations, which will take effect on May 1, stipulate that business owners of public places should have clearly visible non-smoking signs, carry out promotional activities to warn people of the danger of smoking, and dispatch personnel to dissuade smokers.

In addition, the smoking areas in outdoor locations should not occupy people's paths and cigarette vending machines should be excluded from public places. These new rules, in addition to its ratification of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, show China's resolution to intensify tobacco control efforts, said ministry official Xie Yang.

(China.org.cn March 23, 2011)