FEHD orders restaurant in Yuen Long to suspend business for 14 days
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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a general restaurant in Yuen Long to suspend business for 14 days, as the licensee repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally.
The restaurant, located at Shop 9 and 10 on the ground floor of Block 1-9 of Treasure Court on 8 Ying Fuk Street was ordered to suspend business from today (December 8) to December 21.
“Two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the restaurant licensee in September this year. A total fine of $10,000 was levied by the court, and 30 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department’s demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in the 14-day licence suspension,” a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
The licensee concerned had a record of two convictions for the same offence in December last year. A total fine of $8,000 was levied, and 30 demerit points were also registered, leading to a seven-day licence suspension during March and April this year.
The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the FBR, or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
Licensed food premises are required to exhibit their licence and a sign at a conspicuous place of the premises, indicating that the premises have been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/licence-foodPremises-search.html).