CNA:10 Food Centres Awarded Blue Ribbon For Going Smoke-Free

[Vulcann]

From CNA:

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1186918/1/.html

 

10 food centres awarded Blue Ribbon for going smoke-free

By Sharon See | Posted: 04 March 2012 1910 hrs

 

[Vulcann]

From the way it is heading, we may very soon adopt what countries like Japan are doing which is to provide special smoking rooms for the smokers like what is depicted below:

 

 

That way hopefully no more conflict between smoking folks and non-smokers.

 

So comes the next question: who is going to pay for the building/construction of smoker rooms?

 

Duties collected from ciggies/cigars?

 

 

[Tarzan666]

Already have mah in airport...

 

even JB shopping centres got such smoking rooms..which i find ironic coz they are worse than sgrean..they smoke in the shopping centre itself.

 

was at mcD carrefour few months back eating in the aircon area skali smell cig, i turn ard..the ah bengs after finishing their meal, they lite cig & smoke..nobody dare to stop them..even the McD crews..

[Vulcann]

Already have mah in airport...

 

even JB shopping centres got such smoking rooms..which i find ironic coz they are worse than sgrean..they smoke in the shopping centre itself.

 

was at mcD carrefour few months back eating in the aircon area skali smell cig, i turn ard..the ah bengs after finishing their meal, they lite cig & smoke..nobody dare to stop them..even the McD crews..

 

Special areas like RWS/MBS casinos they allow but we are talking common areas like heartland spots like in this case food centres.

 

I think when they have carefully calculated both the physical and political costs, more stringent action may be taken to push smokers further to a corner...

 

But I will not think they will go as far as banning smoking in our little red dot...

[Jman888]

From the way it is heading, we may very soon adopt what countries like Japan are doing which is to provide special smoking rooms for the smokers like what is depicted below:

 

 

 

That way hopefully no more conflict between smoking folks and non-smokers.

 

So comes the next question: who is going to pay for the building/construction of smoker rooms?

 

Duties collected from ciggies/cigars?

 

 

changi airport also have such room mah

[Scb11980]

Already have mah in airport...

 

even JB shopping centres got such smoking rooms..which i find ironic coz they are worse than sgrean..they smoke in the shopping centre itself.

 

was at mcD carrefour few months back eating in the aircon area skali smell cig, i turn ard..the ah bengs after finishing their meal, they lite cig & smoke..nobody dare to stop them..even the McD crews..

 

tarzan did you try to stop them

 

[KARTer]

Special areas like RWS/MBS casinos they allow but we are talking common areas like heartland spots like in this case food centres.

 

I think when they have carefully calculated both the physical and political costs, more stringent action may be taken to push smokers further to a corner...

 

But I will not think they will go as far as banning smoking in our little red dot...

gahmen's loss in tobacco tax revenue has to be recovered thru increase in other taxes, where?

[questionedfish]

*LIKE.

 

I am hoping and praying for the day where Singapore becomes smoke-free.

[Asd78]

Dont like that lah..if sg becomes smoke free...gst will rise to 20% to cover loss of income...

[SimonTan]

I mean can always stand just outside the hawker center to smoke right?

Cannot smoke inside(under roof shelter) is acceptable lah.

 

Where next to ban smoking? I cannot think of anywhere else, seems like every buildings nowadays are smoke free.

 

The final frontier will be inside our own cars also ban smoking.

 

[So_nice]

all these ban no longer affects me..cuz:

 

Edited March 5, 2012 by So_nice

[Vulcann]

*LIKE.

 

I am hoping and praying for the day where Singapore becomes smoke-free.

 

Not likely lah unless..

 

 

[laugh]

[Jtay]

I mean can always stand just outside the hawker center to smoke right?

Cannot smoke inside(under roof shelter) is acceptable lah.

 

Where next to ban smoking? I cannot think of anywhere else, seems like every buildings nowadays are smoke free.

 

The final frontier will be inside our own cars also ban smoking.

 

Yes, there is a whole list of areas where smoking is banned. But really the key is the enforcement. Even if they ban smoking in people's home and cars, how can such a ban possibly be enforced?

 

 

[Vulcann]

Yes, there is a whole list of areas where smoking is banned. But really the key is the enforcement. Even if they ban smoking in people's home and cars, how can such a ban possibly be enforced?

 

Great minds think alike [laugh]

 

They can come out with 1,001 laws and regulations but the difficulty is always, always the enforcement part.

 

Remember when they announced no smoking in kopi shops other than at some odd corners? Irate public then started to call up NEA about folks violating this and wanted action taken.

 

Till this day I can still see contented smokers puffing away at non-smoking areas occasionally [rolleyes]

[Jtay]

Great minds think alike [laugh]

 

They can come out with 1,001 laws and regulations but the difficulty is always, always the enforcement part.

 

Remember when they announced no smoking in kopi shops other than at some odd corners? Irate public then started to call up NEA about folks violating this and wanted action taken.

 

Till this day I can still see contented smokers puffing away at non-smoking areas occasionally [rolleyes]

 

Exactly. By the time NEA officers come down, i'm sure the people would have finished smoking... how to enforce like that?

[Mightymito]

There are some of us who believe that by the time we get lung cancer they would have found a cure for it. We are betting our lives on it.

 

And there are some of us who dont intend to live forever.

 

Why not just leave it alone.

 

Passive smoking? Dont be an idiot. Why dont you start your car and put your face behind the exhaust.