No Smoking: Don't sell cigarettes on May 31

On the occasion of World 'No Tobacco Day' which falls on May 31, Dubai Municipality has urged traders to stop selling cigarettes for 24 hours at petrol stations and retail markets as part of its activities to combat smoking phenomenon during the occasion.

63 shops, hypermarkets and supermarkets, and 138 petrol stations will participate in the voluntary campaign in cooperation with the municipality.

All the restaurants and cafes are requested to cooperate with the civic body and participate in the campaign by stopping the sale of shisha for a period of 12 hours. A series of events will be held in collaboration with Johnson '&' Johnson, and the door is open for all to participate.

There will be free tests provided by Dubai Medical College, and a lecture on the supervisory role the Municipality in maintaining the health and safety of the community, and a call for smoking cessation for staff, as well as honouring the participants.

This is the appropriate opportunity to highlight specific messages aimed at combating smoking along with World No Tobacco Day, says DM.

The Dubai Municipality has issued a law in 2007, regulating the smoking in public places in November 2007.

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