More than 900 Hong Kong restaurants welcome dogs on day 1 of pet-licensing scheme

More than 900 restaurants and eateries in Hong Kong opened their doors to customers with dogs on the first day of a scheme allowing canines into restaurants, marking the end of a 30-year ban enacted to protect against rabies. Chinese restaurants, fast food chains and coffee shops on Thursday welcomed their first groups of customers with dogs, who flocked to eateries across the city to dine with their beloved pets. Under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s scheme, 940 approved...