Tobacco Hazards Prevention
1.The Tobacco Hazards Prevention and Control Act was amended on
January 12, 2023, to adopt a comprehensive ban on e-cigarettes and
tobacco-like products. https://www.hpa.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?
nodeid=1060&pid=6059 https://health99.hpa.gov.tw/n19144
2.Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products(HTP)producesecond-
hand and third-hand smoke, and create harmful substances which
remain in the environment for at least 6 months. Not only affecting
the brain, these products also increase the risk of
asthma,bronchitis, heart disease and other diseases which may lead
to serious health hazards, such as death, seizures, or comas.
3.There is a campus-wide prohibition of smoking indoors. Outdoor
smoking is only permitted in the 4 ‘on-campus smoking areas’.
Violators who are caught with photographic evidence may be fined up
to NT$10,000.
4.The four smoking areas on campus include the car parking lot at the
rear entrance of the Engineering Building, the scooter parking lot
on the back side of the Management Building, the scooter parking lot
on the back side of the Renchai Dormitory, and the small grove on
the north side of the Administration Building.
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