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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Wong Tai Sin to suspend business for 14 days.
The operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally extending his food business area and allowing staff to wash utensils used in the service of food in the alley.
The restaurant, located on the ground floor at 40 Shung Ling Street in San Po Kong, was ordered to suspend business from today (February 29) to March 13.
"In August and November last year, two convictions on the breach were recorded against the food establishment," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said.
"A total fine of $7,000 was levied by the court and 15 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.
The licensee of the food premises had a record of two convictions for illegally extending his food business area in December 2010 and February last year. A fine of $9,500 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days in May last year.
The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the Food Business Regulation, or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
Ends/Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Issued at HKT 15:19
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