Hong Kong’s plastics ban: 70% of restaurants make switch to eco-friendly utensils a month after policy launch

But the Post observed that a small number of coffee shops and bubble tea places in a popular shopping district had yet to get rid of their throwaway plastic straws.

The Ecology and Environment Bureau announced the uptake figure in a Facebook post on Wednesday, saying officials had visited around 7,000 restaurants to check on their progress.

It added that between 70 and 80 per cent of the venues’ takeaway customers had opted out of receiving disposable tableware.

“Just one month into the transition period, most residents have gradually adapted to and accepted reusable utensils, developing a habit of going plastic-free – which is an encouraging situation,” it said.