Organization : Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Facility : How to Apply for Fresh Provision Shop Licence
Location : Hong Kong
Country : China
Website : http://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/index.html
Terms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/26966-FPS.pdf
Apply for Fresh Provision Shop Licence :
Application Procedure :
Application should be made by submission of a standard application form (FEHB 94), a declaration on premises in compliance with Government lease conditions (FEHB 192),
Related : Apply for Provisional Licence Food & Environmental Hygiene Department Hong Kong : www.statusin.org/26961.html
and 3 copies of a proposed layout plan of the premises (drawn to scale and in metric unit) to Assistant Secretary (Other Licences) of Licensing Office concerned (see Appendix I).
The standard forms are obtainable from all Licensing Offices and District Environmental Hygiene Offices and can be downloaded from the website of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The application should contain the following :-
(a) the class of licence applied for and the kind of meat intended to be sold;
(b) full address of the premises under application for a licence including name of the street, number of the premises, name of the building and the flat number etc. to avoid postal misdelivery;
(c) the name, correspondence address and telephone number of the applicant; if the applicant is a corporation, the name and address of the corporation and the name and home address of the managing director and authorized person.
(d) the type of heating equipment and the type of fuel intended to be used;
(e) whether air conditioning system is to be installed in the shop; if so, the type and working capacity of such installation. The application must be signed by the applicant personally.
A licence may be issued in the name of a person or a corporation. Before the applicant receives a letter of licensing requirements from the Licensing Authority, he is advised not to start any work on decoration.
He must also not start the business before obtaining the licence. Otherwise, he will be liable to prosecution.
Enquiry on Licensing Matters :
In case the applicant has difficulty in understanding the licensing requirements or has any queries concerning licensing matters, he should approach the Licensing Inspector in charge of the application either in person or by telephone at the address and telephone number given in Appendix I.
Main Requirements for the Issue of a Fresh Provision Shop Licence :
(A) Licensing requirement :
1. Public mains water shall be laid on to the premises.
2. The internal surfaces of walls surrounding the business portion shall be surfaced with smooth non-absorbent material or tiles up to a height of not less than 2 metres. The junctions between the walls and floors shall be coved (i.e. rounded).
Remaining surfaces of walls and ceilings shall be limewashed or painted. The floor of the business portion shall be surfaced with smooth light coloured non-absorbent material.
3. Facilities in the toilets :
(a) Water closets and flushed urinals shall be installed to a standard not less than that required by the Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations, Cap.123I.
(b) The toilets shall not communicate directly with the food room.
4. Suitable wash-hand basin(s) shall be installed near the water closets or flushed urinals and inside the business portion.
5. Suitable wash-up sink(s) shall be provided in the business portion.
6. A refrigerator of suitable capacity and in good working order shall be provided for the storage of fresh provisions.
7. Benches of smooth close jointed hardwood or chopping blocks of smooth hardwood shall be provided for the chopping of fresh provisions.
8. Any cold storage room shall be equipped with a thermometer.
9. One or more grease traps shall be provided between the drain trap and the main sewer.
10. Sufficient dustbins with close-fitting lids shall be provided for the storage of all refuse and other waste matter awaiting disposal.
11. No manhole shall be situated in any food room. (Note : The resting of manhole is a drainage alteration which requires the approval from the Building Authority. It is the applicant’s responsibility to seek such approval.)
12. Any soil/waste/rain-water pipe inside any food room shall be enclosed in pipe duct constructed of impervious rust-proof material to the satisfaction of the Licensing Authority. Suitable inspection openings shall be provided to such enclosures.
13. Except for areas allocated for storage purpose, all parts of the premises must be adequately ventilated by natural and/or mechanical means.
14. Locker shall be provided for the storage of clothing and other personal effects.