I am from Singapore. I was once caught for jaywalking (that means I did not cross at a designated traffic light). The policeman was waiting for me across the road. The fine was $30 and he issued a summon. I had to pay within a certain time frame or face court attendance. Did I pay the fine? Yes I surely did. My wife sped pass a red traffic light. The fine was about $200 (together with demerit points) and did she learn her lesson not to speed pass a red light? She definitely did. Having said that, are we living in fear of being caught by the police 24 hours a day? No... we are an orderly society and most people will obey the law. I am very happy living here. And I am a senior citizen living in Singapore for the past 61 years. I saw my country move from 3rd world to 1st world in my lifetime!
China is one of the world top producing countries for tobacco (in production). There’s no strict laws to prohibit smoking as it is a good revenue for the government (tobacco monopoly).
Same for Sin where smoking is concerned. Not supposed to outwardly show the cigarettes. They are kept in a cabinet n only taken out upon request. Gruesome pictures on the cigarette box to discourage people from smoking.
To avoid no manner tourists , we should have fine system like Singapore at tourists site in Japan, too. Because some foreigners do not put toilet papers used into the toilet and throw trash on the street at tourist site. They never learn our culture and manner beforehand, and behave like their country. To maintain Singapore’s quality you need to be expensive, so some people avoid your country to rush into live.