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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Yuen Long to suspend business for 21 days as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the food business area illegally and preparing food in an open space.
The restaurant, located at Shop N on the ground floor of Ho Fat Building at No. 18 Sai Yu Street, was ordered to suspend business from today (October 17) to November 6.
"In December last year and July this year, four convictions for the breaches were recorded against the food establishment. A total fine of $32,000 was levied by the court and 65 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department's demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in seven-day and 14-day business suspensions running consecutively," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
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, October 17, 2015
Issued at HKT 15:01
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