[Intl-tobacco] China: No cigarette ads to be seen at F1 Chinese GP circuit

[robert.weissman@essentialinformation.org]

No cigarette ads to be seen at F1 Chinese GP circuit
www.chinaview.cn 2004-06-03 19:42:19

=DD=DD=DD=DDBEIJING, June 3 (Xinhuanet) -- No cigarette billboard will be e=
rected at
the circuit of Chinese Grand Prix of the Formula One motor racing at
Shanghai, said the State General Administration of Sport (SGAS) on Thursday=
.

=DD=DD=DD=DDNo labels relevant to cigarette will be seen in VIP rooms at th=
e circuit
as well, the SGAS said in a response to a proposal setforth by Prof. Fang
Jiqian, from Zhongshan Medical Sciences University in south China's
Guangdong province and also a member of the National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

=DD=DD=DD=DDFang submitted the proposal against tobacco advertisement in mo=
tor
racing to the CPPCC National Committee some time earlier.

=DD=DD=DD=DDThe source said the Chinese side of the Grand Prix organizing c=
ommittee
reached agreement after hard negotiation with the foreign partner.

=DD=DD=DD=DDThe F1 race, which is sponsored mainly by tobacco companies, is=
scheduled
to be held for the first time in China at the Shanghai International Circui=
t
(SIC) from Sept. 24 to 26.

=DD=DD=DD=DDChina's oil giant Sinopec has replaced Marlboro to brand the Gr=
and Prix,
the SGAS source added.

=DD=DD=DD=DDCigarette advertising is banned by Chinese laws and the country=
is a
signatory of the World Health Organization's Convention on Tobacco Control.