Jump to full article: The Royal Gazette (bm), 2006-08-19
Author: Dan Jones
Intro: The president of a private club hoping to avoid the Government smoking ban has outlined the reasons why he applied for an exemption.
Joseph Hayward, of the Queen's Club in Hamilton, said that members and staff simply wanted to carry on lighting up.
"They are happy with the way things are," Mr. Hayward told The Royal Gazette. "We are a private club. They are members and we feel we should oblige them."
Chief Medical Officer John Cann has already revealed that more than a dozen venues are set to find out within a fortnight whether they have been successful in their battle against the ban, outlawing smoking in bars, restaurants and offices.
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