Hundreds of diners flocked to a small restaurant in one of Hong Kong’s poorest neighbourhoods on Sunday, taking selfies and lining up to secure their favourite order for one last time. Unlike many other restaurants in recent months that have fallen victim to the sluggish spending environment, social enterprise Agape Garden was forced to close…
Hong Kong restaurants may start testing alternatives to certain single-use plastics for items such as food containers in the next two months, the environment minister has said, as the government gauges the business sector’s feedback before expanding the scope of a ban. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday gave the update on…
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. I challenged myself to spend a month only eating home-cooked food. My grocery costs didn’t really go up, and I saved a lot of money by not dining out. As the month ended, I…
Four of 15 chain restaurants in Hong Kong have told diners they cannot use their own containers for takeaway, the consumer watchdog has found, as it called on catering businesses to contribute to the government’s goal of waste reduction. Consumer Council staff posing as customers made 45 visits to 15 popular chain restaurants during lunch…