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A tough new smoking ban has been introduced aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith China's capital city Beijing. It coincides aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith World No Tobacco Day and was welcomed aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith the World Health Organization (WHO). The ban came aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith effect on June the 1st and is the toughest anti-smoking law to be implemented anywhere aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith China. It prohibits smoking aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith all indoor public places, aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith public transport and in workplaces. Unlike other bans in China, this one is backed aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith by hefty fines for anyone lighting aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith indoors in public. Restaurants will have a big part to play aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith implementing the ban. Restaurant owners will face a heavy fine if they do not stop people smoking. The public is also being encouraged to report anyone breaking the law.

The WHO rewarded Beijing aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith a special prize. A WHO spokesperson said: "We applauded Beijing aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith its strong and determined leadership aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith protecting the health aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith its people aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith making public places smoke-free. We are delighted to be formally recognising the Beijing Municipal Government aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith a WHO World No Tobacco Day Award." China still has a long way to go to get its population to stop smoking. The country is the world's largest tobacco producer and consumer. There are aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith 300 million smokers aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith China, which is almost the same size as the population aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith the USA. More than one million Chinese die each year aroundbyforfrominintoofonupwith smoking-related diseases.