Smoking Bans Go Worldwide

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Thought Hong Kong would be the last to ban public smoking but apparently not.

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Hong Kong Could Become A Non-Smoking City

Hong Kong could become an almost completely non-smoking city, with tobacco banned even in bars and nightclubs under new government proposals, a report said Saturday.

The plans are set out in a discussion paper scheduled to be tabled on Monday to the health services panel of the territory's parliament, the Legislative Council, the South China Morning Post reported.

The proposed amendments to the Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance, include a call for wide-reaching bans on smoking in offices, shops and factories.
The paper will seek to turn restaurants, bars and karaoke bars as well as school, universities and indoor workplaces into no-smoking zones, the newspaper said.
http://www.china.org.cn/english/DO-e/12608.htm

Scotland smoking ban may be in by summer
IAN SWANSON SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR

A SMOKING ban could be introduced in Scotland as early as next summer if ministers agree to back a Member’s Bill rather than go for their own legislation, it was claimed today.

Scottish Nationalist MSP Stewart Maxwell called on First Minister Jack McConnell and his colleagues to use the Bill he has already introduced in the Scottish Parliament as the best vehicle for outlawing smoking in public places.

And he warned a decision to delay could cost 100 lives.
The First Minister is expected to announce next month he wants to go for a ban on smoking in all enclosed public places.
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?...20040922145843

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Liverpool's smoke ban bid
LIVERPOOL has moved a step closer to becoming the first city in the UK to ban smoking in public places.

A plan for a local act of parliament to prohibit smoking in restaurants, pubs, shops, offices and other enclosed workplaces, is to be considered by the city council.
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?...&id=1106162004

Norway Bans Public Smoking
Society & Policy
Norway bans smoking in bars
As of June 1st, it is no longer allowed to smoke in restaurants, cafés, discos, bars and pubs. "It would be an act of gross negligence if we did not protect staff against smoke in the working place", said Minister of Health Dagfinn Høybråten
http://www.emb-norway.ca/policy/News/smoking.htm

Ireland Bans Public Smoking
Ireland outlawed smoking in workplaces today, imposing the strictest anti-tobacco measure ever adopted by any country and one certain to change the atmosphere in the country's national institution, the pub.

"I guess I'll be staying home a lot more. It'll be the only place I can have a smoke with my drink," said Sean Hogan, a 46-year-old construction worker, who lit a final melancholy cigarette as the barman at the Brian Boru pub in north Dublin called for last orders Sunday night.

The ban took effect at midnight, shortly after the nation's 10,000 pubs closed

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...&oneclick=true
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