Smokers on trains to face big fines
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($330) <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="readies">readies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> 258 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="journeys">journeys</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Passengers">Passengers</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trains">trains</span>, <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Railway">Railway</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dalian">Dalian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="from">from</span> 200 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="to">to</span> 120 <span word="km">km</span>/<span word="h">h</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Violations">Violations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Suo">Suo</span> <span word="Chao">Chao</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="Control">Control</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>' <span word="health">health</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span>.</p>
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