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i totally agree with the rest of the guests. this is as good as forcing the non-smoker to inhale more second hand smoke especially during their resting time at home. shouldn't there be a more emphasis on smoking restriction in residential units where more vulnerable young are segregated in the residential building. Even though, this provide a good image to other countries by restricting smokers from smoking in the public. This does not help to protect non-smoker at home when smokers are compelled to puff even more heavily at home?
 

I fervently support the idea of designated smoking zone/rooms at HDB void desk.  There just doesn't seem to be any other alternative that can nil this issue at its core.  Extending bans in public places are only minor incremental improvements, whence it's benefits are only marginal at best.  Even in absence of these bans, one can simply walk away from cigarette smoke at any of these shared public area.  Ironically, for those unlucky ones, the single largest exposure to second-hand smoke is right in the comfort of their own home, where they and and their precious love ones spend most of their time.  Sadly, there is no mandate to stop these inconsiderate home owners from puffing away and snaring others with poisonous gas, deriving these unfortunate ones the right to clean air and healthy living.  

HDB owners who smokes at home argue that they have the legal rights to smoke in their own premises. After all they did pay for their flats and thus have the rights to do however they will in their premises, isn't it so?  I cannot but agree.... But, I beg to ask, what about non-smokers whom also paid the same for their HDB flats?  What about these people whom wants to protect their love ones from posionous cigarette smokes?  What about those whom only ask for healthy air in their own house they call home?  Don't they too have rights to live healthly and  protect their love ones?  Don't they have rights to clean and fresh air?  Afterall, it is an established fact that smoking kills, and if so, why should anyone be ***** and extend tolerance to inconsiderate neighbours that in the first place harms you and your love ones with second-hand smoke?

I implore to those in powers to pass mandates and laws to help these innocent people.  Help us, please.

dear sir/mdm,

  Smoking while walking in public should be banned. In Japan, where smoking is prevalent among its citizens, the people do not smoke while walking along the roads. While the situation inside buildings may be different, you can enjoy a smoke-free walk along any road in Japan. In Singapore, you will be blasted with cigarette smoke along roads, especially when waiting at pedestrian crossings and you cannot avoid these second-hand smoke.

  The ban on smoking in covered car-parks should be extended to multi-storey car-parks, if it is not yet implemented.  If it is, more enforcement action should be taken.
 
  While smoking in lift lobbies is banned, many HDB flat-owners still smoke there. In my block, two different people smoke in the lobby and/or rubbish bin area. These selfish and inconsiderate people do not wish to smoke at home and poison their family members but rather poison other neighbours.

  I also support the idea of banning smoking in HDB flats. Cigarette smoke comes into my flat at all hours of the day and night but I cannot do anything about it.

  Why should the majority of the population be held ransom by the action of a minority?

  

I support the extension of the smoking prohibition especially in residential spaces such as the common property areas.  However, I do see a loophole in the clause.

The idea of extension of ban on smoking is good, my house is near to lift and staircases the smoke is directly entering into my house eventhough i shut the door. i have requested them politely about the prohibited aresthey are saying ok at that particular moment, but continuing with their acts again. i have to say the same to too many ppl. are they really not aware of the ban.. or just doesn't want to follow. my family cant able to breath fresh air after staying at home as well. you can see a lot of cigars near the lift, corridors, staircases and voiddecks.. i try my best to escape from smoke daily but couldn't either outdoor or indoor..i even see alot of ppl smoking near the no smoking signs..i hope the proper action will be taken asap to keep our health and environment clean..

Just would like to add (and refute),

I live in a landed property and the situation is not exactly brighter than any HDB resident.

A new tenant who lives 2 houses away from me puffs at night and other strange hours (between 5 to 8 am) and the smoke wafts into my room. (I assume that the puffer smokes right at the window.) If I do not use a fan switched on at full blast, the smoke stench will extend into the rest of the house, which is, the least to say, very annoying. This has been occurring for the past 6 months, and it has been very unpleasant because I cannot retire to my own room for a good rest because of the stink in my room.

So, I would like to ask if the government to spare a thought for some of us who live in landed property and face similar situations, to consider extending bans to private housing/landed property areas as well.

Puffers, if you really want to smoke, close all your windows and doors in your room/home and suffer yourselves. Some of us do have issues when breathing cigarette smoke and find the (daily) experience of having to endure something like this very unbearable.

(Maybe you will think twice/be more considerate when your whole room smells of your "favourite" cigarette smoke smell. My assumption is that the reason why you all even smoke outside is that the stench might be unbearable even for you all.)

When one inhales the cigarette smoke while walking behind a smoker with a lit cigarette, one inhales both the exhaled second hand smoke PLUS the raw unfiltered smoke arising from the cigarette.

Therefore, one (the non-smoker) is worst off than the smoker himself!

So, while the smoker may claim his rights to smoke, I too claim for my rights to smoke-free air.

Doesn't the smoker inhale the unfiltered smoke as well and he is closer to the source?

Your ***** right, walking and smoking at the same time shows no respect to others around him/her. This must put to a stop once and for all, hate it!

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it is really sad that nothing can be done except to be stuck with smoking neighbours. inhaling high dosage of second hand smoke is not an enjoyable experience.

Perhaps the authority can employ the public to help.

If the public can submit a photo of a smoker in breach of the smoking ban, the authority will fine the smoker and the person who submits the photo gets a commission out of the fine.  If there is more than 1 submission, the 1st photo that is clear enough to show the breach will get the commission.

Considering the authority has no time nor money to monitor what they are implementing, the public is the best and they are everywhere equipped with cameras.

When will smokers become socially responsible people??!!

Same goes here i would like officials. to take action on this asap. Both my neighbours are chain smokers and also on the top floor there are group of people always smoking while chit chatting for hours and hours and the smoke is directly entering into the house..we are really fedup and not sure what action should be taken. can't able to breath proper air..i will get slight headache if i breath cigar smoke while travelling i will even vomit...also found few ppl on the streets are smoking on the face itself..not sure why the ppl doesn't have any curtosy towards others..why non smokers should suffer for this..i knew here now and there ppl are getting fined while smoking in public places and i even found alot of ppl smoking under the smoking sign banned sign board itself..not sure why the action is not taken on them.. Hope proper action will be taken to maintain clean and green environment...

has anyone reported about their smoking neighbours to NEA or MPs? does it help?

why is smoking banned only to public area? does it mean non-smokers att home, have lower health risks when inhaling second hand smoke?

My family have been suffering from the lower unit smoking pollution into my HDB unit in the past 4 years, The unit below has was occupied by foreign employees whom we believe owner of the house have rented out  since 4 years ago. The foreign employee tenants to this unit keep changing, and the recent group of 8 persons who just moved in since 1-Nov, have been causing very bad smoking pollution to my house day and night.

My wife and I had tried to speak to the tenants about the problem, requesting that they could help to prevent the cigarette smokes running into my house though they have the liberty to smoke in their unit. The tenants however arrogantly replied and challenged that 'there is no law in Singapore says that they cannot smoke in their house, and where about the smoke wish to travel is not their responsibility'. The tenant even argued that I should seal up all my windows if I do not want smoke to get into my house

We reported the matter to HDB, NEA, Mediation Centre, RC Committee, Neighborhood Police and also lodged the complains several times with the MPs during the meet-the-people session. It is to my family disappointment that for 4 years and to date, there is no improvement to the situation. When we tried again to reach the the authorities above, we were told that such smoking problem dispute is the responsibility of HDB to look into and it is not within their authority to handle. Further, the letters from MP to the HDB authority does not result in any effective measures to resolve this health hazard problem to my family.

Mr Leow

I don't quite understand the rationale of restricting smoker to smoke outside a certain perimeter. What is the different in smoking only outside 5 m of the bus stop when we are all breathing the same air? i wonder will the air be fresher at the bus stop if smokers restrict themselve to smoke only 5 m away from the bus stop. will smoker bring a measuring tape around to ensure they obey this rule?
i have seem cases where smokers will smoke next to the rubbish bin and the bin is situated just 3 m away from the bus stop.

In the ,ilitary, the smokers can run faster and longer then most non smokers

drugs stimulate the body temporarily,but will eventually wreck it.that is,if what u're saying is even true.

besides smoking,we should make cheebaecity socially unacceptable-that is,girls wearing short tight shorts that are often torn and have trailing threads about,so disgusting its a wonder they can feel confortable going out in this way,and their moron boyfriends even weirder for condoning such an ugly grotesque act from his SO,though he'd be too embarassed to dress like that himself.

so unladylike too,its a downfall of singaporean females.no girl should be more obscene than a boy,but its obvious thats what they are.