Key Takeaways
- Shanghai published the 2025 white paper at a tobacco control meeting on March 5
- Smoking incidence at designated smoke-free venues was 12.6%, down 0.4 percentage points year-on-year
- 98.2% support a full indoor smoking ban
According to Xinmin Evening News, Shanghai’s Patriotic Health Office released the latest 2025 White Paper on Smoking Control in Public Places at the city’s tobacco control meeting held on March 5. The white paper reported a smoking incidence of 12.6% in legally designated smoke-free venues, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from 2024, and said 98.2% of residents support a full indoor smoking ban.
The report also stated that Shanghai’s adult smoking rate fell to 18.6% in 2024, described as the lowest at the provincial level in mainland China, and said the city achieved the “Healthy China 2030” tobacco control target and relevant WHO global targets ahead of schedule. Shanghai’s 2025 health literacy monitoring showed the largest gain among knowledge indicators was “awareness of smoking harms,” rising by 21.26 percentage points to 87.16%.
On measures, city agencies promoted legal education and enforcement effectiveness, and Shanghai’s health authority issued an administrative penalty discretion benchmark for public-place smoking control. The city also launched a pilot programme to control outdoor secondhand smoke, focusing on 21 high-traffic “internet-famous” landmark sites. The report noted that four major theme parks jointly initiated a smoke-free park initiative, with LEGOLAND described as the country’s first amusement park to implement a comprehensive indoor-and-outdoor smoking ban, while Shanghai Disney introduced three measures to strengthen smoking control management.
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