Tips for smokers

The MSAR Government logged 601 smoking violations during 25,648 inspections conducted at commercial establishments and public places during the month of January, according to the Health Services Bureau (SSM). A total of 597 cases were registered of people smoking in prohibited zones, while four cases involved label infringements on tobacco goods. The large majority of offenders were men, totalling 556 cases or 93.1 per cent.
Some 354 Macau residents (59.3 per cent of the total), 209 tourists (35 per cent), and 34 non-resident workers (5.7 per cent) were fined. In 20 cases, the Public Security Police Force (CPSP) was called to intervene.
The highest number of infractions was registered in parks, gardens, and resting areas, at 119 cases, followed by cybercafés, at 88 cases, and shops and malls, with 67 cases.
The Health Services Bureau and the Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) conducted 44 inspections in casinos during the first month of the year. As a result, 31 people were caught violating the smoking ban, of whom 29 (93,5 per cent) were men. Some 24 of the individuals fined during the operations were tourists.
Since the enactment of the Law on Smoking Prevention and Control on 1 January 2012, inspectors conducted more than 1.31 million controlling actions, registering 35,549 cases of people smoking in forbidden areas.