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The man was fined S$600 per cigarette for the first 33
offences, and ordered to do community service for the 34th, all
committed within four days, the agency said.
The 38-year-old smoker, who was caught on surveillance camera,
will have to clean a public area for five hours wearing a bright
vest bearing the words "Corrective Work Order".
Singapore, famous for its cleanliness, cracks down hard on even
minor crimes like littering and vandalism, which is punishable
by caning, and bans the import of chewing gum, in part to keep
its public areas spotless.
The agency said on its website it deployed surveillance cameras
at nearly 600 locations and took 206 enforcement actions against
offenders for high-rise littering in 2014.
It did not say which floor the smoker lived on.
(Reporting by Rujun Shen; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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