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Beijing introduces anti-smoking rules for Olympics 

g introduced sweeping new rules against smoking in public places Thursday in an effort to create a "smoke-free Olympics," state press said.

The new rules mean hotels and restaurants will for the first time have to offer smoke-free facilities in the Chinese capital, where dining venues are often filled with an acrid haze.

All public venues including fitness centres, offices, meeting rooms, toilets, and lifts in buildings must be completely smoke-free from Thursday, state news agency Xinhua said.

Authorities in the Chinese capital have hired 100,000 inspectors to enforce the ban, the news agency said.

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