Ensuring dogs are licensed is crucial as eateries prepare to host them

Pet ownership involves social responsibility.

In that regard, the licensing of 1,000 restaurants to admit dogs from next month is a vote of confidence in Hongkongers.

With hygiene the prime consideration, this also raises questions of etiquette and good behaviour.

The authorities have spelled out widely publicised regulations with which the restaurants and customers with dogs must comply.
For customers without dogs, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has published guidelines on good...