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Internet cafes flouting tobacco ban, group says 

Jump to full article: Taipei Times (tw), 2009-05-11
Author: Shelley Huang STAFF REPORTER

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The number of reported cases of Internet cafes violating new tobacco regulations has tripled in the past month, an anti-smoking group said yesterday.

The John Tung Foundation said it received reports last month of 129 cases of Internet cafes violating the new Tobacco Hazard Prevention and Control Act (菸害防制法). This number is about equal to all reported cases from January to March, showing a steep climb in the number of Internet cafes that violate the rules, the foundation said.

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