WHO attacks tobacco firms 世界衛生組織指責煙草公司

Thailand has some of the toughest anti-tobacco laws

泰國是擁有最嚴厲的禁煙法律的國家之一

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has attacked tobacco companies over their marketing practices, saying they are particularly targeting young people in Asia.

In a campaign entitled "Tobacco Kills - Don't Be Duped" for World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, the organisation criticised the sponsorship, and advertising of tobacco in films, music and sports.

"We want to highlight the dubious, deceptive practices of the industry," said Derek Yach, project manager of the WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative.

South East Asia now has the world's second highest growth rate of smokers after the Middle East, Mr Yach said.

世界衛生組織(WTO)指責煙草公司的市場運作，說它們特意將亞洲青年人作為作為銷售對象。

在周三世界無煙日，世界衛生組織發起了一場名為“吸煙害命，不要被騙”的活動，譴責煙草公司在電影、音樂和體育中作贊助和廣告。

世界衛生組織的“無煙發起者組織”的項目負責人戴萊克-亞科說，“我們想引起人們對這一行業不明朗的、欺騙性的操作的注意。”

戴萊克-亞科說，現在東南亞是僅次于中東的世界上煙民增長速度最快的地區。