Cloud of Smoke: Capital's Smokers Burn 14 Cigarettes a Day

(Beijing) – The Chinese capital's more than 4 million smokers consume an average of 14.6 million cigarettes a day, says a report issued just before Beijing starts enforcing its strictest ever ban against people lighting up indoors.

An official body that coordinates health affairs among government bureaus called the Beijing Patriotic Health Campaign Committee carried out a survey from May to December last year to learn more about the capital's smokers, such as where they like to light up and what they understood about the health risks. A report on the findings was published on May 20.