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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1986'

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FOUR-DAY SUSPENSION OF FOOD SHOP LICENCE UPHELD

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THE URBAN COUNCIL'S FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE TODAY UPHELD AN EARLIER DECISION TO SUSPEND FOR FOUR DAYS THE LICENCE OF A SIU MEI AND LO MEI SHOP IN SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON.

THIS WAS DECIDED AFTER THE COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MISS CECILIA YEUNG, HEARD AN APPEAL BY THE LICENSEE, MISS CHONG KIT-FONG.

THE COMMITTEE WAS TOLD MISS CHONG HAD WRITTEN TO CLAIM THAT THE SHOP LICENCE WAS TRANSFERRED TO HER LAST AUGUST AND THAT ALL PREVIOUS OFFENCES COMMITTED BY THE FORMER LICENSEE SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO COUNT AGAINST HER FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPOSING A SUSPENSION ORDER.

THE LICENCE WAS FIRST SUSPENDED FOR TWO DAYS LAST JUNE FOLLOWING THREE OFFENCES RESULTING IN CONVICTIONS FOR CONTRAVENING THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOOD BUSINESS BY-LAWS WITHIN A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS.

ANOTHER SUSPENSION ORDER FOR FOUR DAYS WAS MADE AFTER THREE FURTHER OFFENCES RESULTING IN CONVICTIONS WERE REGISTERED AGAINST THE SHOP WITHIN A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS. BUT THE ORDER WAS HELD IN ABEYANCE ON RECEIPT OF THE NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF THE LICENCE TO MISS CHONG LAST SEPTEMBER.

FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS BY STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE TO ENFORCE THE EARLIER FOUR-DAY SUSPENSION ORDER ON THE BASIS OF THE TRANSFER BEING AN INGENUINE ONE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMITTEE WAS TOLD, NO SIGN OF ALTERATION HAD BEEN ERECTED AND THE BUSINESS HAD BEEN CARRIED ON AS USUAL ON THE PREMISES UNDER THE SAME SHOP SIGN DURING AND AFTER THE TRANSFER.

THE FOUR-DAY SUSPENSION WILL GO INTO FORCE AT A DATE TO BE FIXED.

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