​The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a general restaurant in Causeway Bay to suspend business for 14 days, as the licensee repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally.
The restaurant, located on the ground floor of 7 Caroline Hill Road, was ordered to suspend business from today (August 25) to September 7.
"Two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the restaurant licensee in May and June of this year. A total fine of $5,600 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," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
The licensee concerned had a record of two convictions for the same offence in July and September of last year. A total fine of $5,100 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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