(KPL) Vientiane Capital will become a smoking free area city by upcoming month.
The move is under the preparation which expects to be announced early this August, Vice Vientiane Mayor said.
The meeting on preparation for Vientiane to be the smoking free area city took place on 24 July under the chairmanship of Vice Vientiane Mayor, Mr Somvandy Nathavong who responsible for controlling the establishment of non-smoking area in Vientiane Capital.
Participants have discussed the way for cooperating in implementation of smoking free area in Vientiane Capital so as to welcome the upcoming 25th SEA Games and celebration of 450th anniversary of Vientiane Capital.
An official announcement to set up Vientiane Capital as a smoking free town is expected to be effect in August or September.
?Smokers allow smoking in the specific areas and can not smoke inside public places including offices, restaurants, hotels, guesthouses, relevant agencies and other organization,? he said.
The movement would be maintenance of Vientiane residents? health and the environmental protection and pollution reduction in the Vientiane.
Luang Prabang and Champassak provinces have already been become as smoking free areas.
