Bar staff have ashtrays for smokers
I could not agree more with Gibson Wong Lok-tak ('Many bars now ignore smoking ban', May 9).
The stagnant air sickens people, particularly in upstairs bars, and nobody seems to care about this situation.
Even non-smokers going to these bars are afraid to raise the issue with the landlord or waitresses, as they see ashtrays placed almost everywhere. I even once saw a customer asking a member of staff to provide him with an ashtray; she willingly complied.
The attitude in those bars appears to be that people go there to light up even though it is against the law and that non-smokers who are unwilling to be harmed by second-hand smoke should meet somewhere else.
We all have rights. When people light up in these bars, they violate the right of non-smokers to breathe fresh air.
Customers who realise what is happening is wrong may wish to try to rectify the situation. However, they are often scared of getting a violent response or they know that their request for people to adhere to the law will be ignored.