Points for Attention Hong Kong

Smoking is prohibited in all indoor public places in Hong Kong, including restaurants, bars, malls and, karaoke venues. The smoking ban is also implemented on public transport carriers, within public transport facilities, and in both the indoor and outdoor areas of some premises, including public beaches and swimming pools, escalators, and inside the Hong Kong Wetland Park.

Any person smoking or carrying a lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe in a designated no-smoking area will be liable to a fixed penalty of $1500. Please click here for further details and to download your copy of the Designated No Smoking Area Guide.

Eating and drinking are not allowed on most public transport in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has strict laws about maintaining environmental hygiene, including fixed penalty fines of $1500 for littering or spitting. See what constitutes a littering offence here.