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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (36153)	6/7/2005 7:12:25 AM
From: zonder	Respond to of 90947

Hundreds Protest Proposed Smoking Ban In Hong Kong 07 Jun 2005 11:10 GMT HONG KONG (AP)--Hundreds of workers in Hong Kong Tuesday protested the government's proposed indoor ban on smoking, saying the move would drive away customers. Clutching a banner that said "a smokeless city is a smokeless dead city," the protesters, some smoking, marched to a building housing the Hong Kong government's Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. The workers - from businesses ranging from mahjong parlors to night clubs - said in a statement their customers "have a right to smoke. It's also their habit." Smoking is currently banned in Hong Kong's cinemas, shopping malls and department stores, and restaurants with more than 200 seats must set up nonsmoking sections. The government wants to expand the ban to all indoor public places. The goal of the expanded ban is to protect people, including workers at entertainment establishments, from secondhand smoke, the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau said in a statement. The government has said Hong Kong spends HK$900 million a year treating smoking-related diseases. -Edited by Nick vonKlock (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 07, 2005 07:10 ET (11:10 GMT)