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- <text id=92TT0054>
- <title>
- Jan. 13, 1992: World Notes:Singapore
- </title>
- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
- Jan. 13, 1992 The Recession:How Bad Is It?
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- WORLD, Page 31
- World Notes
- SINGAPORE
- Tough Move on Gum Control
- </hdr><body>
- <p> 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."
- </p>
- <p> 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.
- </p>
- <p> 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.
- </p>
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- </body></article>
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