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Majority Chinese applaud Beijing's smoking ban, some worry implementation_English_Xinhua 

As high as 90 percent of the Chinese public applauded Beijing's smoking ban in public places, to take effect on May 1, however some are concerned if the ban can be implemented effectively, a survey has shown.

The survey by the China Youth Daily and sina.com.cn, covering 5,482 netizens, also revealed that 52 percent of the smoking population agreed with the ban while 37 percent opposed it.

A student smoker at Beijing University said he was "certainly unhappy about the ban" but as the ban was to benefit others he would not strongly oppose it.

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