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Hong Kong, China: no smoking in housing estates
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Following the implementation of the new legislation in banning smoking in almost all indoor workplaces and many outdoor areas that came into force in January (see Hong Kong, China: bad atmosphere for public health.
Tobacco Control 2007;16:34
Lack of well-defined boundaries at first made enforcement seem difficult, but the governments housing estates authorities decided to extend the restricted areas after obtaining the support of most tenants. A decision was taken to designate no more than five smoking areas on each estate, irrespective of its size. Bordered by yellow or white lines, each is about 5 square metres enclosing the periphery of a bench. Enforcement is
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