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Busan Metropolitan City Designates Taxi Stands as No-Smoking Areas Starting Today (September 1)… Fines to Be Imposed from December

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that, in accordance with the Ordinance on Creating a Smoke-Free Environment of Busan Metropolitan City, areas within 10 meters of taxi stands will be designated as no-smoking zones starting today (September 1).

The city revised the ordinance by adding taxi stands to the list of designated non-smoking areas after collecting opinions from experts, organizations, institutions, and district and county offices, with the aim of protecting the health of citizens, including taxi passengers, and fostering a smoke-free environment.

A total of approximately 200 taxi stands throughout the city will be newly designated as no-smoking areas.

Ahead of full-scale enforcement, the city will operate a three-month guidance period until November. Starting December 1, strict enforcement will take place, and smoking within these no-smoking zones will result in a fine of 50,000 KRW.

The city will install no-smoking signs at taxi stands and actively promote the policy to encourage citizens to voluntarily participate in the smoke-free initiative.

Cho Gyuyul, Director General of the Citizens’ Health Bureau, stated, “Through this expansion of no-smoking zones, we aim to create a pleasant urban environment free of tobacco smoke and further contribute to spreading a non-smoking culture throughout the community. We ask for active participation from citizens in fostering this culture.”