Publicity for Shanghai's new smoking control regulations at the Shanghai World Expo Park on March 1, 2017 (Photo: page.com) Shanghai has brought in a smoking ban for all indoor public spaces, workplaces and on public transport from March 1, 2017. Smoking is also prohibited in outdoor places such as kindergartens, schools, maternal and child.
They said that implementing smoking bans in the places listed in the current regulations is more urgent. A report to the Hangzhou legislature suggested that areas where smoking is banned should be increased gradually in accordance with the needs of the city's economic and social development.. They ban smoking in all indoor public spaces.A report has found that China has become the fastest growing tobacco consumption market in the world, though industry authorities have taken measures, such as raising tax on tobacco, to control the trend, Worker’s Daily reported on Jan. 2.Beijing 2022 licensed products are selling like hot cakes, and some sellers even report empty inventory, ThePaper.cn reported on Jan. 25. Since the Organizing Committee of Beijing 2022 launched its online store on Dec. 16 last year, 2,259 silver commemorative medallions have been sold, topping all 93 products in six categories on the store.