FEHD orders Yuen Long restaurant to suspend business for 14 days

     The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Yuen Long to suspend business for 14 days as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally.
 
     The restaurant, located at Shop N on the ground floor of Ho Fat Building, 18 Sai Yu Street, Yuen Long, was ordered to suspend business from today (May 28) to June 10.
 
     "Two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the shop this March. A total fine of $3,000 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 of the shop had a record of two convictions for storing open food improperly on the premises and extending the business area illegally in September 2019 and last November respectively. A total fine of $4,800 was levied and 15 demerit points were also registered. The breaches led to licence suspension for seven days this January.
 
     The spokesman reminded the 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).