Smoking Ban
Title: Anti-smoking Policy should be executed in Hong Kong
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Abstract
In recent years, a lot of people died every year of smoking or second –hand smoking. Furthermore, some citizens argue that anti-smoking policy should be executed. In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the impact of anti-smoking policy through examining both supporting and opposing arguments. The aim of this paper is to use a number of examples from this series of anti-smoking policy to show that anti-smoking policy save lives and economy. The paper concludes by giving some recommendations for people to quit smoking. Above all, the benefits of implementing this policy outweigh the disadvantages of minor economic problems.
1. Introduction Do you mind people smoking around you in public areas? Since smoking can cause harms and hurt in many ways, it should be banned in Hong Kong. In the recent years, Hong Kong citizens were attracted to the stylish advertisement of the cigarettes or cigars. Smoking was the popular advertisement a decade ago and they were influenced by spokesmen who are extremely modish in the advertisement. According to Centre for Health Protection (2009), smoking and secondhand smoking is responsible for 41,000 diseases of heart and lung cancer deaths. Since citizen especially non-smokers died extremely innocently, they have a right to prevent secondhand smoking. According to Hong Kong University (2009), around 1324 non-smokers died every year of second –hand smoking. As a result, Smoking Policy should be executed in Hong King because smoking endangers everyone’s health and damages the environment. Smoking ban in public areas will save a lot of lives by preventing secondhand smoking and keep the air clean. In this essay, I will examine reasons that support the ban of smoking must be executed in this international city. Then, I will conclude by presenting my own view on the
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Abstract
In recent years, a lot of people died every year of smoking or second –hand smoking. Furthermore, some citizens argue that anti-smoking policy should be executed. In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the impact of anti-smoking policy through examining both supporting and opposing arguments. The aim of this paper is to use a number of examples from this series of anti-smoking policy to show that anti-smoking policy save lives and economy. The paper concludes by giving some recommendations for people to quit smoking. Above all, the benefits of implementing this policy outweigh the disadvantages of minor economic problems.
1. Introduction Do you mind people smoking around you in public areas? Since smoking can cause harms and hurt in many ways, it should be banned in Hong Kong. In the recent years, Hong Kong citizens were attracted to the stylish advertisement of the cigarettes or cigars. Smoking was the popular advertisement a decade ago and they were influenced by spokesmen who are extremely modish in the advertisement. According to Centre for Health Protection (2009), smoking and secondhand smoking is responsible for 41,000 diseases of heart and lung cancer deaths. Since citizen especially non-smokers died extremely innocently, they have a right to prevent secondhand smoking. According to Hong Kong University (2009), around 1324 non-smokers died every year of second –hand smoking. As a result, Smoking Policy should be executed in Hong King because smoking endangers everyone’s health and damages the environment. Smoking ban in public areas will save a lot of lives by preventing secondhand smoking and keep the air clean. In this essay, I will examine reasons that support the ban of smoking must be executed in this international city. Then, I will conclude by presenting my own view on the
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