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                             Hanoi urged to set up non-smoking areas around Hoan Kiem Lake
                              29 October 2018 | 10:04:00 AM 
                             Hanoi has been urged to set up non-smoking areas around its iconic tourist attractions, such as Hoan Kiem Lake and the Temple of Literature.
                             
 
 
 
Assoc.  Prof., Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Head of the Health Ministry's Department of  Medical Examination and Treatment and Director of the Vietnam Tobacco  Control Fund, speaks at the conference. (Photo: tuoitrethudo.com.vn)
 
 
The suggestion was made by Assoc.  Prof., Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Head of the Health Ministry's Department of  Medical Examination and Treatment and Director of the Vietnam Tobacco  Control Fund (VNTCF), at a conference held in Hanoi on October 26, to  review the fund’s operation during 2017-2018 and its future plans for  the 2019-2020 period.
 
According to Dr. Khue, if the capital city deploys the plan in the  pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem Lake, especially on the weekends, it  would not only bring a civilised new face for the city but also make it  become more conducive to domestic and foreign tourists.
According to him, it is necessary for Hanoi to build a number of signs  on tobacco harm prevention in the pedestrian areas, or put information  on tobacco harm reduction on the LED screens. Building smoking spots so  smokers do not affect visitors and ensuring the lake is without  cigarette butts are also important, he added.
Similarly, Khue also expressed his wish that the Temple of Literature –  Vietnam’s first university – should deploy strong measures to curb  tobacco smoke.
Currently, multiple Vietnamese tourist cities have turned into  smoke-free tourist cities, such as Hoi An, Hue, Ha Long, Nha Trang and  Ho Chi Minh City, plus a range of public agencies, offices, hospitals,  hotels and restaurants across the nation have effectively implemented  smoke-free regulations.
Khue revealed that the VNTCF will coordinate with other stakeholders to  grant smoke-free labels for hospitals, restaurants and hotels in the  near future to recognise their contributions in the prevention of  tobacco harm to protect public health.
(Nhan Dan )
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