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Macao health group urges legislation of tobacco control 

A health association in Macao has expressed their hope that the Tobacco Control Act be put into legislative procedure as soon as possible, so as to strengthen local smoking control, the Macao Daily Times reported on Sunday.

The legislation of the Tobacco Control Act can control smoking in public places and also significantly reduce the excuses of people who wanted to quit smoking, the daily quoted Au Ka Fai, the director-general of the Smoke-Quitting and Health Care Association, as saying.

Au said Macao's current tobacco tariff has been too low, and even if it was increased a tenfold, will still be lower than that of the neighboring cities.

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