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Jump to full article: The China Post (tw), 2009-01-09
Author: Erika Wang, The China Post
Intro: New anti-smoking regulations will take effect throughout Taiwan this Sunday, Jan. 11, but many are still unclear on the revised Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act.
The new regulations are considerably stricter and fines are much heavier than in the past, said Chen Mei-ju, chief of Taipei City's health promotion division.
According to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, smoking is completely prohibited in public spaces such as schools, children and youth welfare institutions, and indoor workplaces jointly used by three or more persons.
Smoking in designated areas is allowed in outdoor areas of public spaces such as universities and colleges, libraries, museums, art galleries, stadiums, and swimming pools.
Smoking is allowed in indoor areas of hotels, shopping malls, restaurants or other business locations for public consumption only if these have separate smoking partitions with independent air-conditioning systems. . . .
According to the John Tung Foundation, a pioneer in anti-smoking efforts in Taiwan, the organization has received over 500 phone inquiries regarding the new regulations in the past month.
To help the public better understand the new laws, the foundation has created a "top 10" list of most frequently asked questions.
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