SING TAO, AFP, BLOOMBERG Previous NextSophie HuiOfficials bowed to public pressure to allow eateries to provide dine-in food during daytime just two days after a 24-7 ban was imposed. "After extending the dine-in ban to all hours, we saw some people were forced to eat in places where they would not usually eat," undersecretary for food and health Chui Tak-yi said yesterday. The first day of the ban, Wednesday, had seen people eating along streets, on staircases and even in public toilets during rain. So it was decided eateries could resume providing dine-in food from 5am to 5.59pm from today. He said opening community centers for workers contradicted the idea of banning dine-in meals at restaurants.

Source: The Standard July 30, 2020 19:12 UTC