24.3.08

Cigarette ban

Children who smoke are putting their lives at risk and are more likely to die of smoking-related cancer than people who start smoking in their late 20s.
The Department of Health, which is keen on prevent youngsters from smoking stressed: it was vital to teach children that "smoking is bad". Outlining the proposals, it said displaying cigarattes in the shops could be banned in England considered to cut smoking and discourage children from starting. It also forcing shops to hide their cigarattes would creat practical difficulties and result in extra expense for shop owners.
A ban on smoking in public places and workplaces in Scotland came into force 2006 then introduced in England, Wales and Northen Ireland in 2007. BBCnews The ongoing campaign to curb cigarette smoking
連商店也不能賣香菸,看的出來英國的決心! 只是,是否引來非法香菸的機會了?

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