Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Condominiums with By-laws Prohibiting Smoking at Balconies, Patios or Windows and Effectiveness of Them Curbing Problem of Secondhand Smoke by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

Written Reply by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, to Parliamentary Question on Condominiums with By-laws Prohibiting Smoking at Balconies, Patios or Windows and Effectiveness of Them Curbing Problem of Secondhand Smoke

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many condominiums currently have by-laws prohibiting smoking at balconies, patios or windows; (b) what are the names of these condominiums; and (c) whether the Government has studied whether these by-laws have been effective at curbing the problem of secondhand smoke.

Answer:

1 Management Corporations of strata-titled condominiums (MCSTs) have autonomy to enact by-laws to manage and administer use and enjoyment of their developments by residents, subject to relevant provisions under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act. We do not track by-laws enacted by MCSTs that prohibit smoking.