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The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in North Point to suspend business for 14 days as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the food business area illegally.
The restaurant, located on the ground floor of 130 Electric Road, North Point, was ordered to suspend business from today (May 14) to May 27.
"In June last year and February this year, two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the food establishment. A total fine of $16,500 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 had a record of two convictions for the same offence in April 2014 and March last year. A total fine of $14,500 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days between April and May last year.
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, May 14, 2016
Issued at HKT 10:36
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