FEHD orders Kwun Tong restaurant to suspend business for 14 days

     The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Kwun Tong to suspend business for 14 days as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by failing to keep the food room clean, storing and preparing food in an open space and storing open food improperly on the premises.
 
     The restaurant, located at Shop G on the ground floor at 50-68 Shui Wo Street, Kwun Tong, was ordered to suspend business from today (July 7) to July 20.
 
     "Between September 2018 and July last year, three convictions for the above-mentioned breaches were recorded against the restaurant. A total fine of $5,700 was levied by the court and 15 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 restaurant had a record of two convictions for storing open food improperly on the premises in July 2018 and March last year. A total fine of $4,700 was levied and 15 demerit points were also registered. The breaches led to a licence suspension for seven days in October 2019.
 
     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).