From AFP:
Beijing is about to extend a ban on smoking in public places ahead of the Olympic Games despite the Chinese capital’s image as a paradise for smokers who have faced few restrictions on where they can light up.
According to a draft bill published on a municipal legal affairs website, the majority of public places, such as restaurants, schools, hospitals, stations, libraries and museums will have to be non-smoking.
Hotels will also have to reserve at least 70 percent of their rooms for non-smokers….[Full Text]
– Read also Smoking in Public Beijing’s Top Bad Habit by Xinhua, translated by CDT
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