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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a Sham Shui Po restaurant to suspend business for 14 days.
The operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally extending his business area.
The restaurant, located at Shops A and B on the ground floor of Career Court at 56-58 Tonkin Street, was ordered to suspend business from today (March 8) to March 21.
"In July and December 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 $17,000 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 August 2010 and June last year. A fine of $8,800 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days in October 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/Thursday, March 8, 2012
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