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Smoking ban still not enforced 

The head of the Health Examination Inspection Bureau, Luu Cong Hong, talks to Dai Doan Ket (Great Solidarity) newspaper about the recently passed ban on smoking in public places.

No one has been fined. A guideline circular on how to punish people who smoke in public places has not yet been issued though the Government decision was already in place. A shortage of staff has also made it difficult to enforce the law. The problem is compounded by the fact that there is insufficient awareness about the smoking ban. It is impossible to punish smokers if we cannot catch them in the act.

A series of other difficulties have also arisen. There is the distinct possibility that those who break the law will refuse to pay the fine at the State Treasury.

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