Hong Kong Regulations

FOOD BUSINESS (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 9

Restriction on spitting

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) No person shall spit in any food room, and no person shall spit in any
other part of any food premises except into a spittoon or other receptacle
provided for that purpose.

(2) Where the proprietor of any food business provides in any food  premises
spittoons or other receptacles, he shall cause each such spittoon or
receptacle to contain disinfectant fluid and to be cleansed, and the fluid
renewed, not less than once in every 24 hours.

(3) In the case of any food business in respect of which a licence is required
under Part IV, the proprietor thereof shall, unless exempted in writing by the
Council, cause one or more notices prohibiting spitting, written in English
and Chinese, to be continuously displayed in a conspicuous manner in every
food premises. (10 of 1986 s. 32(2))