Restaurant operators: Compliance may take time

After a meal: Two customers standing outside a restaurant for a smoke in Kuantan. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Public awareness of the no-smoking ruling at eateries is building up but the compliance level is expected to take longer than the six-month grace period, said restaurant operators.

Chain restaurant Q Bistro owner Riyasudin Mohamed Dulkif said while not everyone was happy, restaurant operators must strike a deli­cate balance between enforcing the ban and ensuring their patrons do not feel unwelcome.