Beijing'sbroadenedbanonsmokinginpublicplacestookeffectThursdayaddingforcetotheefforttoholdasmoke-freeOlympics.

Thenewrulesextendexistinganti-smokingregulationstomoreplacesincludingfitnesscentersculturalrelicsitesofficesmeetingroomsdininghallstoiletsandlifts.RestaurantsInternetcafesparksandwaitinghallsatairportsrailwaystationsandcoachstationsarerequiredtosetupsmokingareas.Hotelswillhavetooffersmoke-freeroomsorfloorsbuttheregulationsdonotspecifyaproportion.

Howeversomerestaurantownershavecomplainedthatitwouldbedifficulttohaveaseparatesmokingroomasrequiredbythenewregulations."Weplantoissuespecificrulestosolvethisproblemassoonaspossible"RaoYingshengvice-directoroftheBeijingCommitteeforPatrioticPublicHealthCampaignwasquotedbytheBeijingNewsassayingThursday.Hesaidsmallrestaurantswithoutaseparateroomshouldsetasideatleast70percentoftheirareafornon-smokers.Healsosaidcustomersandrestaurantownerswouldbeaskedfortheirthoughtsonthenewrule.

Localauthoritiesdispatchedabout100000inspectorstomakesurethebanwasbeingenforcedThursday.EveryonehastherighttodissuadepeoplefromsmokinginpublicplacesLiuZejunwhoworksfortheBeijingcommitteesaid."Citizensareencouragedtoexposethosewhorefusetoobeytherulebycallingthefreetelephoneline12320"Liusaid.

Peoplecaughtsmokinginforbiddenareaswillbefined10yuan($1.40)whileenterprisesandinstitutionsthatviolate(违反)thebanwillfacefinesofbetween1000yuanand5000yuan.Smokingwasforbiddeninhospitalskindergartensschoolsmuseumssportsvenuesandotherplacesbeforethenewregulationstookeffect.FromOct1lastyearthecityalsobannedsmokinginits66000cabsandimposedfinesof100yuanto200yuanondriverscaughtsmokingintaxis.

Chinahaspledgedacigarette-freegreenOlympics.Thisyear'seventwillbethefirstnon-smokingOlympicGamessincetheFrameworkConventiononTobaccoControl(FCTC)ofwhichChinaisasignatory(签名人)wentintoeffectin2005.

1.Thepassagemainlytellsus_____.

A.Therewillbemoreplaceswheresmokingisforbidden.

B.Morepeopleshouldgiveupsmok