More than 100 volunteers took to the streets Saturday in Beijing, wearing T-shirts that bear the words "Say No to Second-hand Smoke" in an effort to bring awareness to the public about the harm of second-hand smoking.

According to latest report by Chinese Association on Tobacco Control (CATC), China now has over 300 million smokers, and over 740 million others are affected by second-hand smoke. More than 1.2 million die of smoking-related diseases every year.

"Smoking and second-hand smoke has become one of the biggest threats to public health," said Wang Haijing, vice chairman of the Red Cross Society of China.

RCSC initiated Saturday's public campaign together with CATC.

"Women and children are top victims of second-hand smoke, but over 80 percent of them lack courage to confront the smokers. They either go with it or just leave," said Xu Guihua, deputy vice-chairman of CATC.

A previous study has found that women who live with smokers are six times more likely to suffer from lung cancer.

Tobacco industry interference is the theme of this year's World No Tobacco Day, which takes place on May 31.

(China.org.cn May 28, 2012)

周六，100多名志愿者身穿印有“被吸烟、我不干”字样的T恤，走上北京街头，向大众宣传二手烟危害。

中国控烟协会最新报告显示，中国目前有3亿吸烟者，7.4亿人受到二手烟危害，每年有120万人死于烟草相关疾病。

中国红十字会副会长王海京表示，吸烟及二手烟已经成为危害社会公众生命健康的最大隐患之一。

周六的活动由中国红十字会总会、中国控制吸烟协会联合举办。

中国控制吸烟协会常务副会长许桂华说，妇女和儿童是二手烟的主要受害者，但80%以上的不吸烟者在面对二手烟危害时，缺乏站出来制止的勇气，或默默忍受或选择离开。

有研究表明，与吸烟者共同生活的女性，患肺癌几率比常人高出6倍。

5月31日是世界无烟日，今年的主题为“烟草业干扰控烟”。