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Health Sciences Authority figures indicate a rise in the vaping trend.

Figures from the Health Sciences Authority indicate a rise in the vaping trend.

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SINGAPORE - Universities should allow enforcement officers from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) access to campus grounds, including hostels, to conduct forceful intervention and random checks to clamp down on vaping, MPs said.

Mr Yip Hon Weng (Yio Chu Kang) said there should also be a system of incentivised tip-offs in hostels by university staff and students.

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