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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Yuen Long to suspend business for 14 days as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the food business area illegally.
The premises, located at shop G04 on the ground floor of Grandeur Terrace Shopping Centre in Tin Shui Wai, was ordered to suspend business from today (April 25) to May 8.
"In October last year, two convictions for the breach were recorded against the food establishment. 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," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
The licensee of the food premises has a record of two convictions for the same offence in August 2013. A total fine of $10,000 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days in February last year. The licensee lodged an appeal to the Licensing Appeals Board, which decided the licence be suspended for three days instead.
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/Saturday, April 25, 2015
Issued at HKT 15:01
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