FEHD orders food factory in Tuen Mun to shut down for 14 days

Food factory in Tuen Mun has to stop operations for 14 days due to illegal extension, repeat offenders lead to withdrawal of license

The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a food factory in Tuen Mun to cease operations for 14 days because the licensee repeatedly violated the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by illegally expanding its operating area.

The premises at Shop 156-157 on the ground floor of the commercial centre in Yuet Wu Villa, Tuen Mun, have been ordered to cease operations from today (June 15) until June 28.

“The shop owner was convicted twice for the above violation in December last year and March this year. The court imposed a total fine of $7,800 and imposed 30 penalty points under the authority’s penalty points system. The violations resulted in a 14-day license suspension,” said a spokesperson for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Authority (FEHD).

The driver in question was convicted twice for the same offence in May and October last year. He was fined a total of $6,200 and given 30 demerit points, which led to a seven-day driving licence suspension in January.

The spokesman urged food establishment licensees to comply with the FBR and other relevant regulations, failing which their license may be suspended or revoked.

Licensed food establishments must display their license and display a sign in a conspicuous place indicating that they are licensed. A list of licensed food establishments can be found on the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/licence-foodPremises-search.html).

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Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled goods worth $5.77 million at Lok Ma Chau checkpoint and arrests driver for violating undeclared cargo regulations

Hong Kong Customs launched an anti-smuggling operation at the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint yesterday (June 14) and discovered a suspected smuggling case involving a cross-border freight vehicle. A consignment of suspected smuggled goods with an estimated market value of about $5.77 million was seized.

As part of a risk assessment, customs officials intercepted an outbound freight vehicle declared to be transporting metallic conductor paste, resistor paste, electronic ceramic powder and bead capacitors at the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint yesterday. Upon inspection, it was found that the quantity of cargo in the hold of the freight vehicle did not match the quantity declared on the export manifest, and the batch of suspected undeclared cargo, including about 1,050kg of electronic interconnect material, about 198kg of electronic conductive material, about 92kg of resistor paste, about 800kg of electronic ceramic powder and about 1,764kg of bead capacitors, was seized.

A 69-year-old driver was arrested and released on bail pending the outcome of the investigation.

Customs will continue to combat cross-border smuggling activities with decisive action based on risk assessments and intelligence analysis.

Smuggling is a serious offense. Under the Import and Export Act, any person found guilty of importing or exporting undeclared cargo faces a fine of up to $2 million and a prison sentence of seven years.

Citizens may report any suspected smuggling activities to the Customs 24-hour hotline at 2545 6182, its dedicated crime reporting email account ([email protected]) or via the online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled goods worth around 5.77 million US dollars. Source: Press releases from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government