Chewing gum ban in Singapore

Chewing gum ban (Singapore), enacted 1992, revised 2004.

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Singapore - 1992 - 2004

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When Singapore gained independence in 1965, it faced a host of survival problems: high unemployment, water shortage, no defense capability and a hostile region. To address these issues, the Parliament of Singapore has worked diligently and enacted many important legislations: building of the military, public housings, economic policies and recycling of water. However, one legislation was featured prominently above the rest and has persistently put the small country on the spotlights of international attention: the infamous Chewing Gum Ban.

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Singapore - 1965 - Parliament of Singapore - Military - Public housings

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The effect of banning this small piece of confectionery cannot be underestimated. Since the ban was introduced, political analysts 1, business lobbyists, and civil rights activists have discussed extensively the social, political, economic, health (dental hygiene) and psychological impact of this ban. After all, this is an example of governmental control, in the name of good public policy, to restrict the distribution and sales of a commodity and the private lifestyle habits of its ordinary citizens.

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Confectionery - 1 - Public policy

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