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  Tobacco Control in Singapore Protection from Tobacco Industry Interference Progress in Demand-Reduction Monitoring Prevalence of Tobacco Use through research / statistics / survey  Protecting People from Tobacco Use: Smoke-Free Environments and Prevention Legislation incrementally (Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act and Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale of Tobacco) Act Penalty Offer Help to Quit Tobacco Use: Smoking Cessation Service Warnings about the Dangers of Tobacco Tobacco product packaging and labelling (First country in Asia) Enforce Bans on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship Raise Taxes on Tobacco  Highest tobacco tax burden among ASEAN member ban duty free tobacco allowances for travellers since 1991 implement tobacco retailer licensing system impose excise control on tobacco products at storage and production warehouse Progress in Supply Reduction Illicit Trade stricter border control Sales to Minors minimum legal age from 18-21...

  Discussion flow Defination Citizen Participation is a categorical term for citizen power Redistribution of power that enables the have-not citizens ,presently excluded from the political and economic processes, to be deliberately included in the future. It is a strategy by which the have-nots join in determining how information is shared, goals and policies are set, tax resources are allocated. Allow citizens to share in the benefits of the affluent society. Ladder of citizen participation The bottom rungs are manipulation and therapy, which describe the levels of “non participation” The real goal in this level is not to enable people to participate in planning or conducting programs, but to enable power holders to “educate” or “cure” the participation Rungs 3 and 4, represent informing and consultation.  Progress to levels of “tokenism” that allow the have-nots to hear and to have a voice. lack the power to insure that their views will be heeded by the powerful. Rungs 5 Pla...