Fri, Apr 14, 2023 page15

• SPEAK UP: New law raises smoking age from 18 to 20 禁菸年齡上修至20歲

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  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)

  For your information

  Language Tip 語文小提示

  electronic cigarette Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette): A battery-operated device typically designed to resemble a traditional cigarette and used to inhale a vapor (蒸氣) — usually containing nicotine — rather than smoke (煙霧).
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