Public Health and Municipal Services (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2025 gazetted
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The RFE Scheme will offer licence applicants of general restaurants, light refreshment restaurants, food factories (whether or not for preparation of bakery products only), factory canteens and composite food shops an additional option. Applicants may continue with the established practice of using the fire safety risk assessment and certification services of the Fire Services Department (FSD) or engage the services of RFEs. To tie in with the implementation of the Scheme, the Government made the Fire Services Department (Reports and Certificates) (Amendment) Regulation 2025 to revamp the fee structure for FSD services, including the fees for the issue of certificates for ventilating systems by the FSD prescribed in the Fire Services Department (Reports and Certificates) Regulations (Cap. 95C).
In view of the revamp of the fee structure for FSD services, the Amendment Regulation will specify the corresponding fee deduction for the issue of certificates for ventilating systems by the FSD from the fees for the granting of full food business licences, so that applicants will not be double charged for the same service.
The Government will table the Amendment Regulation before the Legislative Council at its sitting on July 23. Upon the completion of negative vetting, the Amendment Regulation will come into effect with the revamped fee structure for FSD services on November 1, 2025.
Ends/Friday, July 18, 2025
Issued at HKT 10:00
Issued at HKT 10:00
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