Cigarettes kept out of sight of inspectors

BEIJING - When Fang Yingying went to the supermarket in Renmin University of China, she was surprised to see all of the cigarettes replaced with cookies and chocolates.

Not because Christmas is coming, but because of a week of inspections to gauge compliance with a campus smoking ban.

In July 2010, the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health jointly prohibited smoking in teaching and office areas, libraries and laboratories at institutes of higher education, as well anywhere in primary, middle and high schools.