Recently, there have been two cases of violators smoking on NTHU campus, which were reported and fined by the Public Health Bureau in Hsinchu City. Smoking is completely prohibited at indoor areas of universities and colleges except in the outdoor designated smoking areas. Please comply with all regulations to avoid penalties.

1. The regulations excerpted from the articles 15 and 16 in tobacco hazards prevention act (THPCA) state that「Smoking in the outdoor areas of universities and colleges is prohibited except in the designated smoking areas, and smoking is completely prohibited therein if no such smoking area is designated」
2. Two cases of violation have been reported lately and violators were thereby fined by the authority concerned. One occurred at the indoor area and the other occurred in the outdoor designated non-smoking area.
3. There are six designated smoking areas on NTHU campus. All faculties and students in NTHU have the obligation and right to dissuade someone smoking in the non-smoking areas on campus; those violators who refuse to cooperate after persuasion would be punished according to the regulations.
4. For the smoking cessation counseling and referral services, you can contact the NTHU division of health service for assistance on 03-5743000.
5. From the THPCA, the aforementioned places shall have conspicuous non-smoking signs at all of their entrances and other appropriate locations indicating non-smoking or smoking is prohibited outside the smoking area, and shall not supply smoking-related objects except within of the smoking area.
6. The NTHU division of health service provides the non-smoking stickers in English and Chinese language, which can be paid by the transfer in school and then used. Each fee is NT15 dollars.