| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 27 International |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| International: Singapore |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
| In Singapore, cigarettes have a limit of 1.3 milligrams of nicotine and 15mg of tar. |
| Smoking prevalence decreased from 20% in 1984 to 17% in 1995, including only 2% |
| of women. |
| 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, 1997 (Chng Chee Yeong) |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| In an aggressive campaign to make Singapore smoke-free, the government has |
| prohibited smoking in restaurants, stores, sports arenas, subways, buses, offices, and |
| hospitals. |
| Wall Street Journal, November 2, 1989 |
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| In Singapore, the fine (strictly enforced) for smoking in a restaurant is US $310. |
| New Yorker, January 13, 1992, p. 40 |
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| In Singapore, fines are imposed on anyone younger than 18 carrying cigarettes in |
| public, whether or not actually smoking. Merchants caught selling tobacco to minors |
| face a $6300 fine. |
| American Medical News, January 24, 1994 |
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| In Singapore, there is no smoking allowed in any air conditioned building or in any |
| public space. The fine for offenders is US $321. |
| Fodor's Exploring Singapore and Malaysia, 1994 |
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| Page 93 of 116 |
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