Rest and recreation (R&R) areas and the covered walkways under the purview of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be categorised as cigarette-free zones by the end of the year, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam announced.
He said the cigarette-free zones would include the food court, restrooms an recreational areas.
The matter had already been discussed with the concessionaires of the R&R areas and DBKL, and they have agreed to cooperate with the new ruling, Bernama reports.
Subramaniam said the move was to contribute in reducing the percentage of adult smokers in Malaysia from 32.1% as polled in 2011 by the Global Adult Tobaco Survey Malaysia, to the target of 16% in 2025.
