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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</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="In">In</span> 2011, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, "<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="impairs">impairs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="obeying">obeying</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="prohibits">prohibits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Yiqun">Yiqun</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ThinkTank">ThinkTank</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="advocating">advocating</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p>
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