Research findings show that 60 percent of Macau’s casino workers think that a full smoking ban in casinos would have a positive impact on them, but when given options, only 40 percent chose a full smoking ban whereas 60 percent preferred the retention of smoking lounges, University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Business Administration Associate Professor Desmond Lam Chee Shiong said yesterday.

Among the 60 percent who preferred the retention of smoking lounges, 47 percent opted for improved air quality standards while 13 percent indicated that they were satisfied with the existing standards.

The public university was commissioned by the six gaming operators to conduct research on smoking lounges in local casinos as a reference for the legislature’s protracted revision of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law’s amendment bill. Lam, who headed the survey, announced the findings during a press conference at Macau Tower.

SJM Chairman Ambrose So Shu Fai addresses a press conference yesterday at Macau Tower about the research findings on casino smoking lounges. Photo: Annie Cheung

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