Halt of All Kinds of Wine Advertising at Public Places

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PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Cambodia began to ban all advertisements of alcohol drinks in public with an aim to reduce the alarming rate of traffic accidents that were merely caused by drunk drivers, according to a new notice received Wednesday.

When the notice sent out to all entrepreneurs, owners and distributors of all alcohol drinks on Sept. 20, Kep Chutema, governor of Phnom Penh said drunk drivers often caused traffic accidents, the loss of lives as well as the damaging of public properties, therefore, advertisements on alcohol of all kinds in public places must be stopped.

"From today onward, owners of producing or distributing companies including advertising companies must stop activities of all kinds of alcohol advertising at the public places in Phnom Penh," Kep Chutema said.

And he warned that, after the end of this year, on those "who will not abide by this instruction, the competent authorities will take actions by removing those alcohol-related advertising without bearing any responsibility."

Alcohol drink is considered as a major cause to traffic accidents and social problems such as domestic violence, family conflicts and immoral gestures.

Early this year, Cambodia decided to ban tobacco advertisements on both print and electronic media.

Cambodia is alarmed with the increase of traffic accident across the nation over the past several years.

Road accidents claimed 1,709 lives in Cambodia in 2010. 

See the official announcement from the City Hall below...

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Kingdom of Cambodia

Nation Religion King

Phnom Penh Capital Hall
No.13

Phnom Penh, 20th September 2011

Instruction

on
Halt of All Kinds of Wine Advertising at Public in Phnom Penh

Having seen that drunk drivers cause traffic accidents and even lose lives as well as damaging public properties, Phnom Penh Capital Hall would like to issue following instruction with an aim to decrease traffic accidents:
1. From today onward, owners of producing or distributing companies including advertising companies must stop activities of all kinds of wines advertising at the public places in Phnom Penh.
2. At the end of 2011, Phnom Penh Capital Hall will take actions to remove any wine-related advertising without bearing any responsibility.
Upon receiving this instruction, Phnom Penh Capital Hall hops and believes that owners of wine producing and distributing companies including advertising companies in Phnom Penh will cooperate to effectively implement this instruction.

Phnom Penh Governor
KEP Chuk Tema

CC:-Council of Ministers
-Ministry of Interior
“to be informed”
-All 8 Khan Offices in Phnom Penh
-Municipal Police Headquarter
-Department of Culture and Fine Arts
-DNG Company
“to collaboratively implement”
-All Media
“to disseminate”
-Archive-Documentation