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As of May 1, 2008, stricter anti-smoking regulations went into effect around Beijing in accor-dance with international treaties that guarantee a smoke-free Olympics. In 1995 and 1996 the local people's congress established the first set of laws against smok-ing in public places around Beijing, with the May laws acting as more developed implementation regulations. When asked,my Chinese colleagues told me that smoking on buses has been banned much longer than 1995 and trains require smokers to stand in areas between cars so they do not disturb other passengers.