Yuen Long restaurant has been shuttered by the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department as it gets tough on cafes encroaching on pavements.
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene cancelled the licence of the unnamed restaurant in Yuen Long on Sunday after the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by illegally extending the business area and making unauthorised alteration or addition to matters specified in the approved plan.
The Yuen Long restaurant is located at Shop 1 on the ground floor at 55-63B Hop Yick Rd.
“Between September and November last year, six convictions for the breaches were recorded against the food establishment,” a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
“A total fine of $27,000 was levied by the court and 125 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department’s demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in the cancellation of the licence.”
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.
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