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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Yuen Long to suspend business for 14 days. The operator repeatedly extended its food business illegally, in breach of the Food Business Regulation.
The restaurant, located on the ground floor of Block K of Wing Fat Building at 24 Ma Miu Road, was ordered to suspend business from today (April 6) to April 19.
"In December last year and January this year, two convictions on the breach were recorded against the food premises," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said.
"A total fine of $3,000 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 business suspension," he added.
He said the food premises licensee also had a record of two convictions in May 2009 and May 2010 for the same offence. A total fine of $10,000 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days from August 23 to 29 last year.
The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the Food Business Regulation, otherwise their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
Ends/Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Issued at HKT 15:20
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