CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- All medical and health-care institutions in Chongqing are to ban smoking from May 1, 2011. The health administrative departments are expected to take the lead.
Responsible person of Chongqing Health Bureau explains that the "overall ban on smoking" not only refers to ban on smoking indoors, but also means no tobacco product is allowed to be sold in the stores within the area of non-smoking medical treatment and public health institutions.
And for those who need smoking, outdoor smoking areas with conspicuous identification have been set up. Furthermore, a system of rewards and penalties will be established to penalize those who refuse to obey the rules. (Translated by Jiang Li, Fathom Language Limited)
