A summary of the extension of smoking ban to
coffeeshops, hawker centers and entertainment outlets is as follows:
Areas
Implementation Date
Mitigation Measures
Hawker Centres
Indoor Refreshment Area (IRA)
Jul 06
If no ORA,
allow smoking corner
(less than or
equal to 10% of IRA seating capacity)
Outdoor
Refreshment Area (ORA)
Jul 06
Allow smoking
corner
(less than or
equal to 20% of ORA seating capacity)
Coffeeshops
IRA
Jul 06
Nil
ORA
Jul 06
Allow smoking
corner
(less than or
equal to 20% of ORA seating capacity)
Entertainment Outlets
IRA
Jul 07
Allow smoking
room with separate ventilation
(less than or
equal to 10% of IRA)
ORA
Jul 07
Allow smoking
corner
(less than or
equal to 20% of ORA seating capacity)
NEA will notify
licensees of the affected premises of the implementation of the
smoking ban. Licensees who wish to make enquiries may contact the
NEA Hotline at 1800-CALL-NEA (6225 5632).
Reminder on
Extension of Smoking Ban
The NEA would like to remind the public that from 1st
October 2005, the ban on smoking under the Smoking (Prohibition In
Certain Places) Act will be extended to the following places:
Bus interchanges/stops;
Public toilets;
Public swimming complexes;
Open air stadia; and
Community centre/clubs.
This was announced by the Minister for the Environment & Water
Resources in Mar 2005.
Previous FrontPage Edition 3 Aug
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