George Town, Penang, Malaysia will be implemented on a smoke-free city plan

Tobacco According to “Guanghua Daily” reported smoking area despite published in the Gazette of work will be completed in June next year at the earliest, but the historical district of George Town, Penang will be a smoke-free city on January 1 next year’s plan will timely implementation. In the morning of November 18 by the Penang state government organized a dialogue session with the catering industry, the industry reacted coolly, 200 people were invited, only about 40 people attended.

According to the World Health Organization, the designated smoking area must be outdoors, and outdoor areas of tobacco control must be no permanent roof or wall, 10 meters from the entrance or in the absence of pedestrians through or collection areas and non-smoking areas range over 5 meters .

Ma New Coffee Tea Industry Association vice president Zhang Jun Yu on November 18 at the Penang state government to hold a dialogue false Penang, 5th Floor Conference Room when Everbright also submitted a memorandum on behalf of the Federation to the Penang State Government, Members from the Penang Chief PENG Wen Bao representatives picking up the presence of staff also includes another Penang Chief Members Afif.

Only 40 people of 200 people invited to attend

According to Chairman of the Environment Committee Penang PENG Wen Bao refers to related parties are invited to attend the dialogue by the Penang State Government and Health Bureau held as many as 200, which includes coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, lounges, nightclubs and 迪斯哥 industry But turnout was only about 40.

Zhang Jun Yu said the memorandum was referred to the Association, including the requirement to open the Penang state government to allow coffee shops smoking room, or in the completely non-smoking, the coffee business is definitely greatly affected.

PENG Wen Bao said, starting from January 1 next year, in the beginning, law enforcement officers will conduct educational enforcement only, that is not announced in the Gazette before the smoke, DC, in addition to the currently gazetted no-smoking areas, in the smoking area smoker, will only be warned first, repeat offenders will be fined.