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Cigarette consumption up despite limit on smoking areas
Jump to full article: South China Morning Post, 2008-01-02
Author: Scarlett Chiang and Mary Ann Benitez
Intro: Anti-smoking campaigner James Middleton of Clear the Air said the partial smoking ban had "no chance of success as long as [people] can continue to smoke in bars and restaurants that are granted these pathetic deferral exemptions".
Mr Middleton said it was "business as usual for the tobacco companies and smokers alike".
But the Tobacco Control Office insisted the ban was working.
Smoking is not allowed in indoor workplaces, restaurants, sports stadiums, parks and playgrounds or on beaches. But six types of establishments, including bars, nightclubs and mahjong parlours, have been given exemptions until June 30, 2009.
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