2016年CRI Young Students in Beijing Have More Access to Tobacco

 

Despite the strictest-ever anti-smoking regulations and newly revised advertising¹ laws, a recent report finds out that a large number of young students in the Chinese capital continue to be exposed to tobacco.

The report was released by Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

It says that more than 25 percent of primary and middle schools have cigarette stores within 100 meters.

Guo Xin with the center says many tobacco stores selling around schools sell food and stationery² too. Hungry students, or those shopping for school supplies, are then exposed to tobacco advertising at these stores.

Also, Guo says many tobacco stores change their selling strategies to meet the "particular" needs of young students:

"Young students usually don't have enough money to buy a whole box of cigarettes and they can be easily caught by parents and teachers when carrying a large number of cigarettes. So many tobacco stores have changed their selling strategies, allowing students to buy one cigarette each time. This kind of promotion³ is a great allure⁴ to minors⁵."

According to the report, nearly 64 percent of these tobacco stores have not put up warning signs stating that no tobacco will be sold to minors.

Beijing' new tobacco control rules took effect on June 1 last year. Tobacco sales within 100 meters of school campuses, and cigarette sales to minors, have been banned.

Huang Jinrong, a law expert from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, says authorities need to put more effort into controlling cigarette sales to minors:

"Officials from Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce should give more severe punishments to tobacco stores that are caught selling tobaccos to minors. The authorities from China Tobacco can also revoke⁶ these stores' permissions for selling tobacco."

Mao Qunan, with the National Health and Family Planning Commission, says they will take more measures in banning tobacco sales and advertising within 100 meters of school campuses:

"We will set up laws to promote a 100 percent smoking-free environment around school campuses this year. We will also push for the implementation⁷ of smoking bans across the country. also, we will strengthen our monitoring system."

According to the latest survey conducted by China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 6 percent of Chinese youth under the age 15 smoke and 23 percent more have tried lighting⁸ up.

For CRI, this is Niu Honglin.

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 allure   

n.诱惑力，魅力；vt.诱惑，引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
• The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。

5 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 revoke   

v.废除，取消，撤回

参考例句：

• The university may revoke my diploma.大学可能吊销我的毕业证书。
• The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。

7 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

8 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。