Hong Kong Lifts 30-Year Ban on Dogs in Indoor Restaurants
Hong Kong has overturned a 1994 ban on animals in indoor restaurants, with over 900 eateries now welcoming dogs as the city taps into a pet economy worth more than US$250 million per year.
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