August 24, 1997 (, Landmarks on July 22), World Tobacco or Health Conference held in Beijing.

Tenth World Tobacco or Health was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 24, 1997. (Today in History www.lssdjt.com) Chinese President Jiang Zemin attended the meeting and delivered an important speech.
more than 1,800 delegates from 103 countries and regions in the world to participate in this conference. The conference theme is "Tobacco: the spreading plague discussions and exchanges, the General Assembly will focus on this theme world tobacco epidemic trends, effective tobacco control strategies proposed" Programme of Action ". This session of the General Assembly, organized by the Chinese contractor by the Chinese Smoking and Health Association and the Chinese Medical Association. The General Assembly is presided over by the Chairman of the current session of the General Assembly, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Jieping.
at the opening ceremony of the World Health Organization Director-General Hiroshi Nakajima, Mr Han Sang-Tae, director of the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region and awards. Chinese Health Minister Chen Min Zhang, Soong Ching Ling Foundation was awarded on Tobacco or Health Memorial Award issued by the World Health Organization.