Cafe caught in red tape despite winning ballot for dog-friendly venue licence

Homeowners in a Hong Kong subsidised housing estate will need to amend a legal land-use document to permit a cafe on the premises to allow dogs, after the venue was disqualified from a pet-friendly licence scheme despite winning an application ballot. The Housing Department said on Thursday that the owners of Kai Yan Court in Kai Tak must consent to amending the deed of mutual covenant (DMC) under the Land Registry, which currently bans dogs on the premises, for Marz Menu to become a...