ýÿThe Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Yau Tong and another in Tsuen Wan to suspend business for 14 days, as the operators repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by illegally extending their food business areas.
      
     The two restaurants, which are located at Shop B166-B170 on the lower ground floor of Ka Wah Arcade in Yau Tong Centre and on the ground floor of 30 Sam Pei Square in Tsuen Wan, were ordered to suspend business from today (October 27) to November 9.
      
     "Two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the restaurant in Yau Tong this July. A total fine of $6,400 was levied by the court and 30 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department's demerit points system. While in July and August this year, two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the restaurant in Tsuen Wan. A total fine of $5,000 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 for these two restaurants," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
      
     The licensee of the restaurant in Yau Tong had a record of two convictions for the same offence in July 2021 and June last year. A total fine of $5,200 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. While in this January and April, the licensee of the restaurant in Tsuen Wan had a record of two convictions for the same offence. A total fine of $4,500 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspensions of both restaurants for seven days in last August and this June respectively.
      
     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 a sign, at a conspicuous place near the main entrance, indicating that the premises have been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD's website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/index.html).

Ends/Friday, October 27, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:00

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