Despite ban, smoking is rampant in Internet bars
<p><span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="venues">venues</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comply">comply</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 1 <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> 66 <span word="establishments">establishments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 157,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($25,000) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 1, 2010, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="venues">venues</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="prohibiting">prohibiting</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="bans">bans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="supervisors">supervisors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> 50 <span word="to">to</span> 200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="complying">complying</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Zhongyang">Zhongyang</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="inspector">inspector</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Employees">Employees</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="systematic">systematic</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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