[Latest]Minister Amy Khor has an update on smoking; she said the community and relevant agencies can adopt "localised solutions"

[virus1988]

Amy Khor on smoking at playgrounds and buffer areas

Smoking is prohibited in all publicly accessible playgrounds and adjacent amenities, such as chairs, benches and sidewalks. These are buffer areas to protect users and their caregivers from second-hand tobacco smoke. Feedback or complaints on smoking related to such facilities are "very low" and those related to the buffer area are "even smaller", said Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor. Replying to Parliamentary questions on Friday (Feb 18), she said the community and relevant agencies can adopt "localised solutions" to further clarify boundaries, such as putting up more signs to demarcate prohibited areas.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/wat...laygrounds-and-buffer-areas-2506221#mdcrecs_s

 

[Peasantboy]

Lame lah her data set not even representative… who reports smokers who walk / loiter near playgrounds etc

 

[coolcatkool]

This is the way they handle smoking offences in public areas.

What a disappointment.

 

[Me4myself]

NEA should plant more signage like NO ENTRY, NO ACCESS to AMY KHOR.

 

[jim889]

no smoking but ppl still smoke left and right..

wan to bend jitao bend all shop from selling hoon kee !!

 

[sanzhu]

Smoking outside the children school all day long

 

[SmallSometimesBig]

One of the best ministers with PM potential

But Sg may not be ready for a woman PM

 

[nasilemak100]

** see her at night sure chua sai

 

[CrucifyMyLove]

Knn.. I got neighbours who keep smoking at the staircase. Report NEA also no use. Difficult to catch

 

[fapperoo]

jiak liao bee

 

[virus1988]

** see her at night sure chua sai

Imagine u order nasi lemak and zero coke, and the person deliver to u is her

 

[tankgunner]

She always do all the boh liao stuff one

 

[laopokcar_g]

She always do all the boh liao stuff one

Can't believe she's got a doctorate

Which lousy uni

 

[killing_my_dreams]

she look like she have lack of sleep, then when other ministers talk, she always seem to fall asleep.

They should let her join COP, then can sinkie pwn sinkie and sleep well at night riao

 

[ShinnAsuka]

1. How easy is it to raise concern?
2. Raise to NParks, NParks say NEA. Raise to HDB, say is NEA. raise to NEA, NEA say no evidence.
3. Playground usually are kids playing. Does kids know how to raise an issue and do they actually know how dangerous it is to breathe in second hand smoke?
4. The issue is not about no or less complaints, is the dangers of breathing in second hand smoke.

 

[Laguna123]

Knn.. I got neighbours who keep smoking at the staircase. Report NEA also no use. Difficult to catch

Take a photo of the person smoking then report on the app.

 

[1982-1994]

Jiuhubu...

 

[caipngzuibang]

smlj?

localised solution means putting up more signs to demarcate prohibited areas.

laughed died moi ?

 

[Shion]

vote all of u out

 

[DynamiteZerg]

Come to Bedok Town Centre and see for yourself loh. It is like open season smoking zone for every Tom, Dick and Harry.

The shopkeepers smoke under the block when it is illegal. Smokers smoke within 5 metres of the covered area etc. Zero enforcement.