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Jump to full article: China Internet Information Center (cn), 2007-12-03
Intro: On November 8, the popular Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant in Liulitun area, Chaoyang District, became the first notable non-smoking restaurant in compliance with the municipal government's anti-tobacco campaign that began last April. The restaurant has not only banned smoking but also stopped selling cigarettes to customers. Patronage at the Sichuan food chain restaurant declined about 10 percent during the smoke-free trial period in October, with revenues dropping thousands of yuan per day.
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) issued a draft agenda for the non-smoking campaign last year. Based on the agenda, smoking is not only banned in the Olympic Village, but also in many hotels, restaurants, bars, cafés, clubs and scenic spots in the capital as well as the co-host cities including Tianjin, Shanghai and Shenyang.
In 2004, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged a non-smoking Olympic games when convening with Lee Jong-Wook, the late World Health Organization Director-General.
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