The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered two restaurants in Yau Tsim district to suspend business for 14 days and 21 days respectively, as the operators repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by illegally extending the food business area.
The restaurant, located on the ground floor of 210 Temple Street, was ordered to suspend business from today (October 21) to November 3, while the restaurant, Spicy Crabs, located on the ground floor of 105 Woosung Street, was ordered to suspend business from today to November 10.
"Two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the restaurant on Temple Street in February and August of this year. A total fine of $7,500 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 licence suspension. Meanwhile, from July of last year to June of this year, four convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the restaurant on Woosung Street. A total fine of $7,700 was levied by the court and 60 demerit points were registered against this licensee under the department's demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in seven-day and 14-day licence suspensions running consecutively," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
The licensee of the restaurant on Temple Street had a record of two convictions for the same offence in July and September of last year. A total fine of $6,400 was levied and 30 demerit points were also registered, leading to a seven-day licence suspension last December.
The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the FBR and other relevant regulations, or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
Licensed food premises are required to exhibit their licence and a sign at a conspicuous place of the premises, indicating that the premises have been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/licence-foodPremises-search.html).
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