【BBC】China orders officials to smoke

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China orders officials to smoke

By Quentin Sommerville
BBC News, Beijing

A county in central China has ordered officials to smoke nearly a quarter of a million packs of cigarettes ever year in the hopes of raising tax revenues.

Gong'an county told civil servants and teachers to smoke 230,000 packs of the locally-made Hubei brand each year.

Those who do not smoke enough, or are caught puffing on brands from other provinces, or overseas, face being fined or even fired.

The decision has led provincial leaders to order a review of the policy.

A million people a year die from smoking-related diseases in China every year.

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