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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a light refreshment restaurant in Yuen Long to suspend business for 14 days.
The operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally extending the business area.
The restaurant, Chow Chow Café, located at shop 24 on the ground floor and with outside seating accommodation at the shop front of Ho Shun King Building at No. 3 Fung Yau Street South, was ordered to suspend business from today (June 30) to July 13.
"In May and September last year, two convictions for the breach were recorded against the food establishment," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said.
"A total fine of $9,000 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.
The licensee of the food premises had a record of two convictions for the same offence in May and November 2011. A total fine of $7,000 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days last January.
The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the Food Business Regulation or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
Licensed food premises are required to exhibit a sign indicating that the premises have been licensed at a conspicuous place near the main entrance. A list of licensed food premises is also available on FEHD's website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/licence-type.html).
Ends/Sunday, June 30, 2013
Issued at HKT 15:01
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