Anti-smoking law could get tougher
<p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="fining">fining</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> 50 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($8) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="workplaces">workplaces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,200 <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 84 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="occurring">occurring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nightclubs">nightclubs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="karaoke">karaoke</span> <span word="bars">bars</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="smoker">smoker</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span>, <span word="fax">fax</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="May">May</span> 15.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="session">session</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="authorization">authorization</span>, <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="manpower">manpower</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcers">enforcers</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="evidences">evidences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p>
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