Women's hot pot restaurant stopped smoking and was splashed with hot pot oil. Continued: Smoking man apologizes and compensates 1,000 yuan
Ms. Xiao has the latest developments in preventing customers from smoking and being splashed with "hot pot oil" at a hot pot restaurant in Chengdu, Sichuan.
The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned from Ms. Xiao on the afternoon of March 31 that the police at the police station conducted mediation work between the two parties that day. The police believed that her behavior to stop smoking was not wrong, and asked the smoking man to apologize to her.
The man also apologized to her as requested by the police.
In addition to apologizing, the men involved also voluntarily compensated them for 1,000 yuan dry cleaning fees.
The Paper previously reported that when Ms. Xiao and her friends were dining in a hot pot restaurant in Chengdu, they were insulted by the latter for preventing customers at the next table from smoking, and the latter even poured "hot pot oil" on her.
After the incident, the hot pot restaurant involved said that the restaurant did not prohibit smoking before, "this is our responsibility", and smoking is now banned in the restaurant.
The catering company affiliated with the hot pot restaurant issued a statement stating that the store violated the national regulations on "No smoking in indoor public places" and imposed a fine of 50,000 yuan. If similar incidents occur again, its membership will be cancelled.
The company will supervise all stores across the country within 24 hours, re-verify whether it strictly implements the national smoking ban, and severely penalize stores that do not strictly implement it.
Jiang Yuan, vice president of the China Tobacco Control Association, previously said in an interview with The Paper that it is a good thing to take the initiative to stop others from smoking, and it is a kind of social progress. If no one stops smoking in public places, this situation will continue.
Jiang Yuan believes that indoor workplaces, public places, public transportation and other places should be completely banned.
If other citizens encounter this situation, they should bravely stand up and stop smoking, or the waiter of the restaurant should stop it in time. For those who do not listen to advice, they can complain to the health department or call 12315.
At the same time, she also hopes that more cities can introduce tobacco control regulations as soon as possible. With regulations, citizens who stand up to stop them will be more confident.
Regarding the 1,000 yuan compensation for the man involved, Ms. Xiao said that 500 yuan was included in the compensation. She and 4 other friends each decided to pay 100 yuan, and the remaining 500 yuan was donated to non-profit organizations concerned about tobacco control.
The Paper Journalist Xue Shasha and intern Zhao Ruozhu