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- WORLD, Page 31World NotesSINGAPORETough Move on Gum Control
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- Like spitting, public chewing may wind up on the wrong side
- of the law in the sternly ruled island republic. The government
- has banned the manufacture, sale and importation of chewing gum.
- Mere possession of the stuff is not illegal yet, but offending
- sellers face fines of up to $1,200 and importers could get a
- year in jail. Gum, explains a government spokesman, "causes
- filthiness to our public facilities."
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- Singapore's subway trains have been halted several times
- recently when wads of chewing gum jammed their doors. The gum
- lobby argues that gum does not clog doors, people do. The
- government is unmoved.
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- Gum fanciers arriving from abroad must declare any they
- have with them on their customs forms. They will be allowed to
- bring in small amounts for their personal use, but the
- government reserves the right to define how much that may be.
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