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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 breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally extending his food business area repeatedly.
The restaurant, located at Shop No 8 on the ground floor of Phase 1 of Hing Fook Building at 19 Ping Wui Street, was ordered to suspend business from today (November 18) to December 1.
"In September this 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 $11,000 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 also had a record of two convictions for the same offence in June this year. A total fine of $12,000 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days from August 31 to September 6.
The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the Food Business Regulation, or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
Ends/Friday, November 18, 2011
Issued at HKT 15:33
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