CEOs pledge to stub out smoking

Senior executives of companies in Shanghai's Lujiazui district, known as the "Wall Street of China", pledged to create a smoke-free working environment last Wednesday.

Initiated by NGO the CEO Roundtable on Cancer-China and supported by the World Health Organization, the national campaign aims to encourage as many enterprises as possible in the country to say no to smoking not only inside their offices, but also in factories, on campuses and other open spaces.

In March, 2017, a ban took effect prohibiting smoking in all indoor public venues and work areas in the city. While restaurants and entertainment venues have recorded a significant decrease in the number of smoking violations, offices, a more enclosed environment where violations are unlikely to be reported to regulators or law enforcement departments, remain a gray area, according to the initiator of the campaign.