9.1.7 Promotion of sustainable practice
It is important to promote and support sustainable customer behaviour. It is important to encourage customers not to
waste food:
Provide food and drinks in different serving portions at
different prices so that customers will order the amount
of food and drink that they can actually consume without
creating unnecessary food waste.
Provide food and drinks only when specially ordered.
When providing free deserts and free appetisers,
always ask for customers’ decision before serving.
• Encourage customers to use their own non-disposable food containers for take-away food to avoid use of
disposable containers and reduce waste.
• Promote sustainable practices among staff – educate, monitor, recognise and reward staff following sustainable
practices.
• Provide menus that offer food with low oil, low salt and low sugar options to promote a healthy eating lifestyle and
reduce the use of cooking oil.
TECHNICAL NOTE
Know more about green practice in restaurants
Shop owners and tenants should be aware of different green projects in restaurants, in order to implement
the green measures effectively. The following are some more useful references:
1. HK3030 – A vision for a Low Carbon Sustainable Built Environment in Hong Kong by 3030
published by Hong Kong Green Building Council.
Hong Kong Green Building Council. (2012). HK3030 – A vision for a Low Carbon Sustainable Built
Environment in Hong Kong by 3030.
2. BCA Green Mark for Restaurants published by Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of
Singapore in 2011.
The Government of Singapore. Building and Construction Authority (BCA). (2011). BCA Green Mark for
Restaurants Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
3. CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP)’s Green Enterprise Info Pack.
CLP Power Hong Kong Limited. (n.d.). Green Enterprise Info Pack. Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
9.1.8 Professional help
It is important to engage professionals for detailed consultation on the implementation of green projects in restaurants
and food courts. The following is a list of references for obtaining professional help:
• Authorised persons (AP) & registered structural engineers (RSE) – Appendix A (2)
• Registered professional engineers (RPE) in the building services discipline – Appendix A (4)
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Appendix A (7)
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