Anzeigen von Anti-Rauchen Banner auf der Pekinger Nationalstadion angezeigt, auch als der Bird's Nest, vor Weltnichtrauchertag in Peking, China, bekannt
View of anti-smoking banners displayed on the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, ahead of World No Tobacco Day in Beijing, China, 29 May 2016. Beijing will carry out an anti-smoking campaign for 100 days starting July 1 to encourage more smokers to quit. The effort will build on the success already achieved since China's strictest tobacco control regulation took effect in the capital a year ago. Since then, tobacco control in Beijing has made significant progress, with smoking in indoor public places decreasing greatly, Mei Hongguang, deputy director for health promotion at the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, said at a news conference on Thursday. During the campaign, launched jointly by the commission and the World Health Organization, participants will be encouraged to receive professional services at clinics that help smokers quit at 16 major hospitals in Beijing, or they can seek advice and help through three health service hotlines, Mei said. Smokers will be invited to interact and share their experiences on social media such as WeChat, he said. Any resident in Beijing who is over 18 years old and has been smoking for more than a year is eligible to register between Wednesday and June 30, he said. Participants who successfully quit smoking will have a chance to win prizes worth up to 20, 000 yuan ($3, 100), Mei said.