those who smoke will soon have fewer places to do so because the smoking ban will be extended to cover more areas like common corriders, void decks and staircases of residential buildings.
other non-smoking areas to be covered include sheltered walkways, overhead bridges and outdoor hospital compounds.
the new non-smoking zones will kick in the coming year.
for bus-stops, the change means for those who smoke must stay outside a 5m radius around bus shelters.
all these comes as a the result of a public consultation exercise which the national environment agency and health promotion board initiated last november which attracted 8,000 respondents with 89% giving their ayes to an extension of the smoking ban.
on the smoking ban to cover more places, senior minister of state of the ministry of the environment and water resources, ms grace fu said:
"our long term goal is to prohibit smoking in all ......
those who smoke will soon have fewer places to do so because the smoking ban will be extended to cover more areas like common corriders, void decks and staircases of residential buildings.
other non-smoking areas to be covered include sheltered walkways, overhead bridges and outdoor hospital compounds.
the new non-smoking zones will kick in the coming year.
for bus-stops, the change means for those who smoke must stay outside a 5m radius around bus shelters.
all these comes as a the result of a public consultation exercise which the national environment agency and health promotion board initiated last november which attracted 8,000 respondents with 89% giving their ayes to an extension of the smoking ban.
on the smoking ban to cover more places, senior minister of state of the ministry of the environment and water resources, ms grace fu said:
"our long term goal is to prohibit smoking in all ......
