Sutiyoso honored for smoke-free campaign

Sutiyoso honored for smoke-free campaign

Governor Sutiyoso was recognized on Monday by the National
Committee on Smoking Control (Komnas PPM) for his efforts to
introduce smoke-free zones to Jakarta.

The award was presented in observance of World No-Tobacco Day,
which fell on May 31.

"We appreciate the Jakarta administration's commitment to
regulating public places as smoke-free zones, as stipulated in
Bylaw No. 2/2005 on air pollution," Komnas PPM chairman Farid
Anfasa Moeloek said.

Farid called on other regional administrations and the central
government to follow the Jakarta administration's example in
banning smoking in public places.

Sutiyoso, who calls himself a "former chain-smoker", said his
subordinates also deserved the award for their support for the
newly issued regulation.

Sutiyoso's administration has taken the initiative to enforce
the regulation six months ahead its originally scheduled February
2006 enforcement date in a bid to set an example for other
parties. --JP