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Vivian: "Everyone has the right not to inhale second hand smoke inside public places!" Vivian feels in this aspect, the government can't depend upon the people to enforce the law themselves. The goverment definitely needs to create a law, and carry out to educate the citizens, and have the ability to ensure the people from having to bear the poisons of second hand smoke.Miss Chow feels there's too little sound right now from people who are against second hand smoke. We should talk more about it and talk more loudly about it until the society looks at this problem seriously.This writer told her 'Vitality' magazine actually had plans earlier to set up a "Non-Smokers' Movement of HK." The organization of non-smoking people will fight for their own right that belongs to them. Miss Chow's eyes shined again.Vivian: "That's great! I will definitely participate. If they need me for something, I will come out and use my popularity to carry out a positive message. Society should know that there are 85% of non-smokers in the population who actually have the right not to inhale second hand smoke."Vivian: "I hope to organize many people to make more noise and to let the goverment hear this. They should at least make it a law first to ban smoking at restaurants and work places and other indoor public places, and carry out a long term plan to educate citizens to let the people know the dangers of smoking and second hand smoke."Without even thinking, Vivian immediately agreed to be the ambassador for the "Non-Smokers' Movement of HK." She also suggested we should organize to do a peaceful demonstration, to let people know how greatly non-smokers mind about second hand smoke, and how much they wish not to be poisoned by second hand smoke.Vivian: "If there's a demonstration, I would definitely participate and would even be the leader of the walk. The experiences of other countries have told me that this battle would definitely be a tough fight, but when we're victorious in the end, it would certainly belong to the non-smokers who stood up to defend their own right. HK shouldn't fall behind China."It turns out that HK loves Vivian as much as Vivian loves HK.Vivian: "As the ambassador for the "Non-Smokers' Movement of HK," I will immediately write a public letter to Chief Executive Mr. Tung Chee Hwa. I hope this would call his attention to the rights of non-smokers."Why is the Vivian in front of our eyes different than the Vivian we have in our mind? Has Vivian changed, or have we never really been familiar with her?Regardless of what it is, today's Vivian has done some unpredictable surprises; then let us look forward to watching Vivian change, watching Vivian fly, watching Vivian be better and better. Vivian: "I still keep in touch with many of my fans. Our relationship is just like a good friend or family member." Letter given to Mr. Tung Chee HwaDear Mr. Tung Chee Hwa,How do you do?I've never been really familiar with politics. Now I'm writing a public letter to you, but I don't wish to give you any suggestions on politics. I want to represent the non-smokers of HK, a majority group of people who have been silent all along and want to fight for our basic right which belongs to us.

According to statistics, there's less than 15% of the HK population who are smokers, but the remainder 85% of non-smokers have often had to silently bear the poisons of second hand smoke in restaurants, work places, and other indoor public places.Second hand smoke has been proven to threaten a person's health. No matter if it's a customer or worker inside an environment that doesn't prohibit smoking 100%, they would be forced to inhale the nicotine of second hand smoke and a mixture of carbon monoxide and cancer causing matters.According to a survey done by the 'Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health,' HK has 200,000 people who work in the food and drink industry, taking an extra risk of inhaling second hand smoke when working and leading to 6,000 people dieing, and 3,840 (64%) of those people have never smoked before.They've been murdered!The murderer is second hand smoke. The murderer's assistant is the HKSAR goverment, who discuss and can't decide to completely ban smoking in eating places and indoor working places; and the legislators who like to get exposure don't care about the lives of the people and are always giving false directions. Please take note, the above-mentioned death rate doesn't include the customers of eating places or the office workers; among them would be children and senior citizens.Why would a person have to pay for their health and their life for a bad habit that less than 8% of the population has?I respect a smoker's freedom to smoke. I'm just asking that they don't smoke inside public places. This is such a basic manner in society and is the citizen's responsibility to be health conscious. For HK to be called an international city, is there really insufficient quality to obtain this?These past few years, I've spent quite a bit of time living in another country. I noticed that the country had banned smoking indoors in all eating places and work places. If the government implements this, then the citizens would completely accept this law. If they need to smoke, then they go outside to smoke and won't poison other people. It's become a common practice.I've also noticed that once a complete ban on smoking indoors is implemented for eating places, it wouldn't harm the eating industry business. The eating industry would be harmed only if there are bad eating places that violate this law and become an unfair competition.Actually, according to the results of the 9th report from the 'Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health,' if there was a complete ban on smoking in HK eating places, there will be a 20% increase in people who would go out to dine, and 77% wouldn't change their habits, and only 3% claimed they would go out less.An even better example is our HK International airport.With such a big inside area of the airport, there's a complete ban on smoking indoors, including the restaurants. Smokers could go outside to smoke. But at the eating places on the inside of the airport, from fast food to high class restaurants, they are all crowded. The rent at the airport is believed to be a bit expensive, so why would the food and drink businesses not be scared that a complete ban on smoking indoors would affect their business and step back?The answer is simple. There won't be an effect on the business of the eating places if there was a total ban on smoking indoors, so long as this is carried out completely. The HK International airport is the most successful example. It's regrettable that our culture is only limited to the airport. After travelers from foreign countries leave the airport, they'll know that it will be very difficult to find a non-smoking restaurant; there are very few choices.Mr. Tung, I know you have a beloved grandson who also is against the opium battle that you have spent a long time investing in. To protect non-smokers is an issue that's not happening. For your love of the people and your grandson and for the health of more than 85% of the HK population who are non-smokers, I hope you will be brave and strong to make a law banning smoking everywhere inside eating places and work places.We are a silent majority group, but we will definitely come out to support you and come out to defend our own right.Mr. Tung, I don't know what history would say about your achievements, but if you make HK become an international city which has no smoking indoors, I believe a lot of citizens would feel proud of you; among those might be your grandson.Wishing you good health,Non-Smokers' Movement of HK Ambassador Vivian ChowNovember 2003

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这图片照得真美 晕倒

好也！

看不懂、看不懂！！只看见几张很棒的靓照！

边个好人快D翻译啦！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！1

图片很棒哦!为什么不用中文写啊!唉!只怪自己英文太差了!

那位高手帮翻译一下嘛！那怕只是一点点也好呀！

大体意思是建议董特首通过一项提案,禁止市民在公共场合吸烟,以保护不吸烟者免受二手烟的危害.——不好意思，太长了，我没时间翻译而VIVIAN是以香港无烟运动大使的身份写这封信的。

好棒的照片｀｀

大体上看的懂图是一定看懂了漂亮！

here are some of them:我們尊重吸煙者的吸煙自由，只是要求他們不要在室內的公眾場所裏吸煙．這起碼的社會道德、公民責任、衛生意識，難道稱為國際都會的香港，就真的不夠素質辦得到嗎？　　我近年有不少時間在外國居住，留意到在食肆和辦公室實施室內全面禁煙的國家，只要政府實行，巿民都十分接受條例．吸煙，走到露天的地方吸，不毒害別人，已變成天公地道的習慣．　　我亦留意到，一旦實施食肆全面室內禁煙，除非有不良食肆陽奉陰違，迼成不公平競爭；否則，根本不損害食肆的生意．　　其實，根據「香港吸煙與健康委員會」在第九號報告的調查結果，假如香港的食肆全面禁煙，有20%受訪者會增加外出用膳的次數，有77%不會改變他們的習慣，而只有3%宣稱會減少外出．　　更好的例子，是我們的香港國際機場．　　偌大的機場範圍內，包括食肆，是室內全面禁煙的，吸煙者只能在露天處吸煙；可是機場內的食肆，從快餐店到酒樓、高級餐廳，一樣其門如巿．機場的租金，相信一點也不便宜，為什麼飲食業又不怕室內全面禁煙會影響生意，卻步不前呢？　　答案很簡單，就是只要執行得徹底，室內全面禁煙根本不會對食肆的生意有影響．香港國際機場，便是個最成功的例子．　　可悲的是，我們的文明只局限在機場，外國遊客離開了機場，便會知道他們要找一家真正的無煙食肆，多麼的困難；選擇，是多麼的少．　　董先生，我知道您有疼愛的孫兒，也佑道您對鴉片戰爭這百年恥辱猶有餘憤．保護非煙民，是刻不容緩的大是大非．我希望您會本著愛民如子的心，顧念香港八成半以上非煙民的健康，勇敢地大力為食肆和辦公室全面禁煙立法．　　我們一群沉默的大多數，一定會站出來支持您，站出來捍衛自己的權利．　　董先生，我不知歷史會怎樣概括您的功過，但如果香港真能在您手上變為一個與國際接軌的室內無煙城巿，相信很多巿民，都會替您感到驕傲；當中，可能就有您的孫兒．　　祝　身體健康　　保護非煙民協會大使　　周慧敏　敬上