Environmental Authorities Enforce Ban on Plastic Serving Containers in Food Courts

Restaurant operators at the Dragon Centre in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, were taken by surprise when inspectors warned them about using disposable tableware coated in plastic for dine-in service. The Environmental Protection Department clarified that paper products with an inner plastic lining were only suitable for takeaway orders following inspections on July 23. Philip Ho, a 35-year-old food stall owner at the shopping centre, expressed his shock at the warning he received, unaware that the bowls he used violated the single-use plastics ban established in April 2024. Ho mentioned, “I know I cannot use plastic bowls for dine-in, so…