Non-smoking diners at the Jade Garden in Causeway Bay yesterday welcomed a smoking ban to be imposed next month, saying they would no longer need to put up with second-hand smoke.
Robin Wong Man-ho, a frequent customer, said the self-imposed ban by the Maxim's restaurant chain was a good decision and would protect his health and that of other non-smokers.
'Smokers should go out of the restaurant and find a place to smoke if they want,' he said.
'Non-smokers should not be made to suffer from the harm of the second-hand smoke and have their health affected.'
He said smoking was not very common in the high-end restaurant in Hysan Avenue but that the ban should be imposed to benefit non-smokers.
Another diner, retiree Wong Yiu-hung, said he hated the smell when others smoked in a restaurant.
'I only book a table in the non-smoking area,' he said. 'A smoking ban is good for everyone's health.'