A: Hey, why are you smoking again? Don’t you know that the amended “Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act” came into effect last month?
B: What does the new law say?
A: It says that people under 20 and pregnant women mustn’t smoke. And if you are caught smoking, you will have to attend quit-smoking classes or face a fine of up to NT$10,000.
Chung Li-hua, Liberty Times 照片：自由時報鍾麗華
B: Can I use electronic cigarettes instead?
A: Nope. E-cigarettes are completely banned under the new law. So you’d better just quit smoking.
A: 喂喂喂！你怎麼在抽菸？你不知道新修正的《菸害防制法》在上個月已經生效了嗎？
B: 修正版有什麼新規定？
A: 新法規定未滿二十歲的人及孕婦不得吸菸，被抓到的話要接受戒菸教育，不然最高會被罰一萬元。
B: 那可以改抽「電子菸」嗎？
A: 不行啦，新法全面禁用「電子菸」，你還是戒菸吧。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩)
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