Malaysia Perak government have no plan to implement a smoke-free zone

Tobacco According to the “Oriental Daily” reported that although Johor, Malacca and Penang has launched “Non-smoking” program, but did not wish to join the Perak government temporarily “smokeless zones” ranks, rather than governmental organizations that the establishment of “smoke-free zone “In fact, the moral is not consistent with human rights, and that should put an end to smoking awareness education should start with the children.

Perak Local Government in charge of administrative affairs, Mr Dato color Rani to accept the “Oriental Daily” interview that the state government did not plan to discuss and implement a smoke-free zone.

He said that he personally does not favor promoting the “Non-smoking” program, because when the government is divided smoking and non-smoking zone, but to encourage smokers to smoke in places “big draw special pumping.”

However, he said he would bring the smoking issue is discussed in the State Executive Council.

President of the Malaysian Association of anti-smoking Chen annals too that there is no need to set up smoking because of this “forced behavior” has violated human rights.

“When this place is not smoking, but smoking elsewhere, it does not effectively eliminate all smoking, whereas the opposite effect may bring.”

He gave an example, some people like to legal challenges, and to do illegal things through legal loopholes, such as smokers smoking specifically in the “border” smoking outside.

Talk to students antismoking

In addition, he also said that at present all air-conditioned restaurants, hotels, hospitals are government under the Constitution, promulgated as no-smoking areas, in fact, the definition of smoking and non-smoking areas are the same, if smoking in such places is actually illegal and can be punished .

He added that the anti-smoking is an ideological level work, and that will always be advocated through education, to educate people harm of smoking, and the object is not yet picking up the smoking habit pupils.

He said the horse will have a responsible person in the whole anti-smoking activities, but due to limitations of human and financial resources, the scope of activities currently focus only on campus, and through seminars to educate pupils harm of smoking, so by awakening exercise, avoid them in the future, “smoke into the altar,” As for the effect, you need a long time to forensic.

He said that based on the old smokers cravings too, smoking habits has been finalized, it is difficult to educate them to quit.

He said that smoking is harmful to human beings, through research, a cigarette in possession of 4,000 kinds of harmful substances, including nicotine will remain in the lungs for up to 15 years.

Anti-smoking Anti-smoking different

In addition, he also said that the definition of “anti-smoking” and “anti-tobacco” is different from the former only against smoking, the latter task is broader, even against the cultivation of tobacco activities.

“Young people infected with the implicit There are three major reasons for the smoke, that curiosity, peer influence and the environment posed by the growth.”

Right Charlie Lam Chi Shen Suzhou restaurants cooked tea Bank Chairman of the Association said that if the Perak Government to promote the “Non-smoking” program, he will fully support.

He said that he had come to Hong Kong, and found that the establishment of local “smokeless zones”, in addition to smoking, but also prohibits the release of smoke have transport objects into the ground, you can not use gas cooking, just use other energy sources such as solar generation.

He suggested that the Perak Government may establish such Kunlun waves leisure park smoking in the natural attractions make this area become a real green lung Perak to attract more tourists come.

He said that when a place becomes “Non-smoking”, the passenger does not get rid of the smoke, being called “Rumiao incense,” when we go into a venue, will be on site to give absolute respect.