2024年5月8日，新加坡永續發展與環境部長傅海燕在國會書面答覆官委議員徐錦莉有關遏制在有遮擋的人行道和連接道吸煙採取的措施情況。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
徐錦莉（ 官委議員）女士詢問永續發展與環境部長：
(a) 已採取哪些措施來遏制在有遮擋的人行道和連接道吸煙？
(b) 這些措施在 (i) 解決和 (ii) 阻止個人在這些地方再次違法吸煙有何成效？
(c) 是否有計劃加強或擴大這些有效措施，以配合政府在全島修建更多有蓋人行道和連接道的計劃？
(d) 如果有，這些措施是什麼？
傅海燕女士（永續發展與環境部長）：為了減少公眾接觸二手煙的有害影響，國家環境局已逐步將禁煙範圍擴大到全島49,000 多個地方。這其中包括 2013 年納入禁煙範圍的有遮擋的人行道和連接道。
國家環境局（NEA）對禁煙場所的吸煙違法行為進行定期檢查和執法。2023 年，國家環境局共發出約 14,700 張在禁煙場所吸煙的罰單，其中 5,000 多張罰單涉及在有遮擋的人行道和連接道吸煙。被發現在禁煙場所吸煙的違法者可能面臨200新元的罰款。如果被法庭定罪，違法者可能會被處以最高 1000新元的罰款。
2023年，在有遮擋的人行道和連接道吸煙的反饋和罰單，與2019年COVID-19疫情之前相比，分別減少了約25%和12%。這表明，宣傳和執法工作取得了一些積極成果。國家環境局將繼續監測和打擊在禁煙場所吸煙的情況，包括在新的有遮擋的人行道和連接道。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Ms See Jinli Jean asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what measures are in place to curb smoking at covered walkways and linkways; (b) how effective have these measures been in (i) addressing and (ii) deterring individuals from re-offending at these places; (c) whether there are plans to enhance or expand these effective measures in tandem with the Government’s plan to build more covered walkways and linkways islandwide; and (d) if so, what are they.
Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: To reduce the public’s exposure to the harmful effects of second-hand tobacco smoke, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has progressively extended the smoking prohibition to cover more than 49,000 places islandwide. This includes sheltered walkways and linkways, which came under the smoking prohibition in 2013.
NEA carries out regular inspections and enforces against smoking offences at smoking-prohibited places. In 2023, NEA issued about 14,700 tickets for smoking at prohibited places, of which more than 5,000 were for smoking at sheltered walkways and linkways. Offenders caught smoking in a prohibited place may face a composition sum of $200. If convicted in Court, the offenders may be liable to a fine of up to $1,000.
In 2023, feedback and tickets for smoking at sheltered walkways and linkways decreased by around 25% and 12% respectively, as compared to the pre-COVID-19 period in 2019. This suggests that awareness and enforcement efforts have yielded some positive results. NEA will continue to monitor and enforce against smoking in prohibited places, including at new sheltered walkways and linkways.
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