If someone smokes, everyone is instructed to look at him
The government of the country has taken the initiative to make the city of Hong Kong tobacco free. For this, first, a novel step has been taken. And that is, if someone smokes, everyone will look at him negatively.
This was stated by the
country's Minister of Health Professor Lo Chung-mau.
The health minister said, 'If
someone smokes a cigarette in a non-smoking area, everyone should look at that
person negatively. It is not likely to 'backfire'.
In a meeting of the Health
Services Panel of the Legislative Council last Friday, he said, 'Cigarettes can
harm everyone's health. When we see people smoking in smoke-free areas, even if
no law enforcement officers are immediately present, we may view smokers
negatively.'
The health minister also said,
'When someone smokes a cigarette in a restaurant, everyone there can look at
that person. I don't really accept that that individual would try to hit back
at everybody in the café. Because, they are just looking.'
Lo Chung-Maui said the move
would help create a 'smoke-free culture' in the city. Take standing in line at
a bus stop as an example. No one would say that laws are needed to force people
to stand in line.'
