2011年5月16日星期一

5.4 billion of passive smokers smoking in public places legislation as soon as possible

"I've heard specifically Tobacco Monopoly Bureau issued a document, to the production of low-fat subsidies for tobacco companies, the purpose is to attract people who can not afford also stained with cigarette smoking." In today's panel discussion, Yiwei Group members were enthusiastic about the full realization of starting smoking in public places.
As a doctor, ZHOU Liang-fu members more clearly the dangers of tobacco on health. Tobacco production and consumption in China is big country, the existing 3.5 billion smokers, but the number of people suffer from passive smoking up to 540 million, 10 million people die from smoking each year. International community in tobacco control through various means, but we are determined not big enough. "Implementation of the smoking ban in public places to protect the public from passive smoking legislation is effective measures." One from Liaoning Members agreed. The name of white-haired expert said that a man by his perseverance, only 3% of the chance of successful smoking cessation, as a doctor, should help smokers quit. "Worse, many doctors now we are smoking."
"Smoking from the Government began." Member took a Buddist, "1987, I travel in the United States, just to see President Reagan was meeting the nation's TV wife Nancy about tobacco control to be carried out in a few days back on the TV when see that the tobacco industry to develop. At that time the low economic level, GDP can be understood to greatly improve, but today, the tobacco industry's revenue still so important? now take hundreds of billions in tobacco taxes in the future have to pay a few thousands of billions of medical expenses, the rest is a bunch of patients. "
It is, at present China has not a specific nation-wide smoking ban in public places regulations, 337 large and medium cities in China, issued the "no smoking in public places," only 45.7% of the city under the general control over the city there smoking regulations blank, the city has issued a smoking ban in smoking areas, smoking areas, law enforcement and other aspects of the performance was mixed.
In addition, according to China's implementation of the WHO "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control" requirements, China in 2011 all indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places be 100% of the total smoking ban to protect non-smokers from the hazards of passive smoking .
"We want to reach a consensus, gradually began to use some force tobacco control measures, mainly on the strength of tobacco control on public places." TRADITIONAL members said, to the long-term interests and national health should be had to spare. As for the way the tobacco industry, can "guide the tobacco industry turned to biotechnology research and development."
Ling Feng as the convener of the group's members discussed proposals to bring together members, as a joint proposal submitted to the General Assembly, called on the NPC Standing Committee start as soon as the national regulations banning smoking in public places in the legislative process.

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