Stubbing out the problem over the years（每日一篇・中）

日期：2025.6.12

節錄自：The Big Read: It's become increasingly difficult to smoke outdoors, but some way yet before Singapore is smoke-free, Today Online

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Source: Harvard Health Publishing

Singapore made early moves to curb smoking in 1992 with the passing of the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act, which consolidated existing bans on tobacco advertising and smoking on buses, the MRT and in cinemas.

Over the years, amendments have been made to the laws to ban smoking in more and more premises. In 1994, for example, smoking was outlawed in air-conditioned areas such as factories and private offices.

In 2007, the smoking ban was widened to include entertainment outlets such as pubs and nightclubs, and in 2013, people could no longer smoke in the common areas of residential buildings too. Between 2013 and 2017, the smoking rate dropped from 13.1 per cent to 11.8 per cent.

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閱讀理解題目

1. What does Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act do?
2. What changes are made from the amendments in 1994?
3. Has smoking ban been effective? Any evident?