Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city relaxes ban
- HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dog owners and their four-legged friends have gained new freedoms after the city relaxed a decades-old rule, allowing the pets to join them at eateries.
- Since 1994, only guide dogs and those performing statutory duties were allowed in restaurants under the city's food business regulation.
- But the policy change aimed at promoting a pet-friendly culture kicked in Thursday, covering over 900 approved restaurants in the measure's first phase.
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- HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dog owners and their four-legged friends have gained new freedoms after the city relaxed a decades-old rule, allowing the pets to join them at eateries.
- Since 1994, only guide dogs and those performing statutory duties were allowed in restaurants under the city's food business regulation.
- But the policy change aimed at promoting a pet-friendly culture kicked in Thursday, covering over 900 approved restaurants in the measure's first phase.
Sources: ABC News