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 　　Municipal authorities in Beijing are circulating new draft legislation to toughen-up the city's indoor smoking legislation.

　　CRI's Xie Zhao has more details.

　　Reporter: Under the new rules, indoor smoking will not be permitted in any enclosed public space.

　　The current rules only cover smoking in, what has been described, as densely¹ populated areas.

　　The proposed new rules are drawing a lot of attention from both smokers³ and non-smokers.

　　"The old regulations should have been better. My husband has smoked for 50 years and I cannot control him. But I think he will be controlled if the government tightens⁴ up the rules."

　　"I am a heavy smoker², but I think the smoking rules should be changed. If no one else smokes, I will not do it any more."

　　"The draft is good. But the key point is monitoring and enforcement."

　　There are 12 cities here in China which have issued tougher tobacco-control regulations.

　　However, none of the regulations have ever been enforced effectively.

　　Weak enforcement of the rules is being cited as the main downfall of the laws.

　　As such, the new rules being proposed here in Beijing clarifies the punishments for violators.

　　Zeng Fanyu with the Chinese Association for Tobacco Control says Beijing can learn a lesson from Hong Kong.

　　"Hong Kong's health department lays out the rules and other municipal departments cooperate with them. This means only one department is accountable. In Shanghai, as an example, authorities enforce the law by many departments. Consequently, one department does not control smoking and cannot control it."

　　Under the current restrictions⁵ for smoking here in Beijing, you can only be fined 10 yuan if caught breaking the rules.

　　The new anti-smoking draft will increase the fine to 50-yuan.

　　Repeat offenders⁶ can be hit with fines of up to 200-yuan.

　　Despite the planned changes, Zeng Fanyu says the punishments are still weak.

　　"In Hong Kong, the smoker will be fined up to 1500 yuan in public areas no matter whether it is the first time or second time. In Shenzhen, the smoker will be fined up to 200 yuan. So here in Beijing, he or she doesn't really care if they're going to be fined 50 yuan."

　　With local governments stepping up their own fight against smoking, national leaders are also taking notice.

　　Mao Qun'an with the National Health and Family-planning commission says national authorities are also working on new anti-smoking legislation.

　　"Draft legislation on indoor smoking were first worked on last year. The draft has been listed in the State Council's legislation plan. Our commission is working on getting the new proposals out as quickly as we can."

　　It's estimated there are currently around 300-million smokers in China.

　　Around a million people die in this country every year from smoking-related illnesses.

　　For CRI, I'm Xie Zhao.

1 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

2 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

3 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

4 tightens   

收紧( tighten的第三人称单数 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• One set of provisions tightens emission standards. 一套使排放标准更加严格的规定。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Requires no special tools or fittings; hand tightens to relief valve outlet. 不需要专用工具或管件；用手将其紧固到安全阀上即可。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。