Child-Friendly Award Scheme

Background

The Child-Friendly Cities initiative, led by the United Nations, aims to unite governments and various stakeholders—including non-governmental organisation, business, and media—to collaboratively build child-friendly cities.

In response to the feedback gathered from 1,531 children across 14 schools in 2024, we are excited to launch a Territory-wide Child-Friendly Award Scheme. This scheme encourages restaurants to incorporate child-friendly elements in their environments, including tableware and staff attitudes, ensuring that dining experiences for children are both safe and enjoyable.

Restaurant Application Requirements

Restaurants wishing to join the Child-Friendly Award Scheme must meet at least three of the following criteria:

1. Staff treat children kindly.
2. Provide a safe environment.
3. Offer children's tableware or appropriate dining furniture.
4. Serve healthy children's meals.
5. Provide menus that include children can understand.
6. Offer entertaining items for children or create engaging environmental settings.

Service Content

Restaurants participating in the Child-Friendly Award Scheme will receive:

1. "Child‑Friendly Label" recognition
2. Child‑Friendly dining utensils
3. Children's recreational items
4. Promotion of child‑friendly restaurant information through multiple public channels

Restaurants participating in the Child-Friendly Award Scheme may also take part in:

1. Annual Award Ceremony
2. Staff training
3. Diverse collaborative activities
4. Upgrading of child‑friendly facilities

Eligibility

All restaurants in Hong Kong are eligible to participate.

Application

Restaurants complete the e-application form and submit.

• Child-Friendly Award Scheme Application Form

Schedule

Application submission

Confirmation notice will be received within 14 working days and restaurants information will be published on the Scheme's website

Optimising child-friendly measures in restaurants (Interim reviews by child mystery shoppers)

Child-Friendly Award Ceremony will be held in November 2026

Child‑Friendly Restaurant List

• List of Participating Restaurants