Number of Summonses Issued for Not Wearing Face Masks or Not Maintaining Sufficient Safe Distances while Smoking and Enforcement Approach Towards Unmasked Smokers

14 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many individuals in the past year have received summonses by NEA for not wearing face masks and/or maintaining sufficient safe distances while smoking; and (b) what is NEA’s enforcement approach towards unmasked smokers in public areas, including gatherings of such individuals in groups of five or less.

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: We do not record nor track the activities that individuals were engaged in, such as smoking, when enforcement action is taken against them for violation of safe management measures.