Hong Kong food and drink festival will feature fine wines ... in plastic glasses
Under police advice, the festival will only serve drinks purchased outdoors by festivalgoers in plastic wine glasses
Hong Kong will be wooing wine connoisseurs at the annual Wine and Dine Festival again later this month, but many will have to sample the goods in plastic glasses instead of actual wine glasses for safety and security reasons, according to the Tourism Board.
The ninth annual Wine and Dine Festival is due to return to Central Harbourfront and expects to draw up to 145,000 participants.
The four-day festival will feature around 400 booths, comprising of 290 wine booths and 110 food booths. Wines from 21 countries and regions will be showcased.
Under police advice, the festival will only serve drinks purchased outdoors by festivalgoers in plastic wine glasses. Those participating in indoor events can drink from traditional wine glasses.
The plastic cups will be recycled after use.
The Tourism Board has been working on enticing tourists to the festival with wine and dine packages.
