Explainer | Confused over where to eat takeaway fish balls, siu mai when out and about? The Post explains store policies under Hong Kong’s plastics ban
- Post learns of conflicting measures at convenience stores over on-site snack bar food such as siu mai and fish balls
- Inconsistency poses potentially more confusion after last week’s backlash over eating takeaway sushi at supermarkets
The inconsistent application of the ban added yet another complication after last week’s confusion over whether supermarkets were allowed to use plastic containers for pre-packaged sushi products sold to dine-in customers.
The Post looks at what customers need to know about store policies.
1. Can you eat fish balls and siu mai in convenience stores?
A Post reporter who visited three 7-Eleven locations with on-site snack bars on Sunday received conflicting answers when he asked if he could eat freshly cooked food such as siu mai, fish balls and noodles on the premises.
Staff at a 7-Eleven store in Tsuen Wan told the reporter he could not eat the made-to-order noodles he had just bought in the shop because they was served in a plastic container.
But when it came to pre-packaged food, such as sandwiches, staff said they did not know if it could be eaten inside the store.
When the Post visited two other locations in Causeway Bay on the same day, staff did not stop the reporter from eating fish balls and siu mai that were also prepared on-site and served in plastic containers.
