Guangzhou has prepared a tobacco control regulation which is pending approval by the city's National People's Congress standing committee.
The new regulation lists ten areas including hospitals, kindergartens, schools, and buses as tobacco-free areas and states that people smoking in these areas will be fined CNY50 and those who sell tobacco products to vulnerable groups such as teenagers and pregnant women will be fined CNY1,000.
The regulation states that operators of tobacco-free areas shall set up a sign in a prominent position showing that tobacco is prohibited in the area and those who place tobacco related products in tobacco-free areas will be ordered to desist or be fined from CNY3,000 to CNY5,000.
In addition, the regulation forbids tobacco manufacturers and sellers to send tobacco products as gifts, and says they will be fined up to CNY100,000 if they ignore this rule.
However, it has not been decided which department shall be responsible for the enforcement of this regulation.
