More than 30 restaurants pull out of dog-friendly scheme, 70 warnings issued

More than 30 restaurants have pulled out of Hong Kong’s new dog-friendly dining scheme, and officers have issued 70 warnings during inspections since its launch, the city’s environment chief has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Saturday that some 31 eateries had withdrawn from the dog-friendly restaurant scheme since it was introduced two weeks ago, but stressed that the overall compliance level was “acceptable” and that he was confident the “teething” problems...

By Cannix Yau