Arts & Design Consultancy Ltd 雅仕顧問有限公司

Food Licence

Food Environmental Health Department (FEHD) is the final department of issuing food licences in Hong Kong. FEHD has divided licences into two types, the main different things as follow:

Food Licence

- Including: General Restaurant, Light Refreshment Restaurant; they are called as "GR" and "LRR"respectively. - Providing on-site seating, and can apply for liquor licence

Other licences (non-Food Licence)

- Such as Takeaway service of Cooked food, Food factory, Siu Mei & Lo Mei, Sushi & Sashimi shop, Fresh provision shop, Factory canteen, etc
- Cannot provide on-site seating except Factory canteen, and cannot apply for liquor licence

Our professional charges are formulated in accordance with the following services:
- Type of licence
- Square measure of premises
- Type of service (licence applicaton / project management & design, training, alteration...etc)

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Feasiblity Study

The following three new licensing policies have come into operation by FEHD:

1) Free of UBW at food premises of restaurant, factory canteen, cold store, food factory, fresh provision shop and bakery licences;
2) In compliance with Government lease conditions in respect of all food business licences including restaurant, factory canteen, cold store, food factory, bakery, frozen confection factory, fresh provision shop, siu mei and lo mei shop and milk factory licences; and
3) In compliance with statutory plan restrictions in respect of all food business licences including restaurant, factory canteen, cold store, food factory, bakery, frozen confection factory, fresh provision shop, siu mei and lo mei shop and milk factory licences.

We provide feasibility assessment services to help you determine the viability of legally operating a food business at the premises.

Services included:
(1) Search relevant Government document & drawings such as Town Planning Board & Land Registry
(2) Site visit & evaluation
(3) Identifying basic provision of the premises
(4) Analyse if the premises conform with the current licensing policy of FEHD
(5) On-site measurement to justify the usable floor area
(6) Estimate the minimum food room area, sanitary facilities & possible seating area

Remarks: The advance service fee will be refunded in the deposit while the client signed the contract with us to start the food licence application.

Call us at 2787 2303 or email info@licenceconsultant.com for enquiry

Liquor Licence

For increasing the turnover, employers would like to sell alcoholic beverages in their premises, but do they know how to apply a liquor license?

According to the laws of Hong Kong, the owners of premises must have effective food licences or club licences if the owners want to sell or provide alcoholic beverages in their premises.

Employers cannot sell alcoholic beverages without licence. On conviction of any violation of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, a person is liable to the maximum penalty of a fine of HK$1,000,000 and imprisonment for two years.

We are very experienced in applying Liquor Licence, we provide efficient services, and the liquor licences through our application can be issued successfully. Our professional would follow the procedures of liquor licence which is being applied, it is what the employers concern.

Chinese Mainland catering brands opening stores in HK

Catering businesses face complex regulations and approval processes when opening stores in Hong Kong. With our professional team and extensive experience, we assists mainland catering entrepreneurs and enterprise groups in applying for catering licenses in Hong Kong

Our services include store site selection, on-site inspection and feasibility analysis, floor plan design compliant with food industry regulations, processing of documents for food and beverage license applications, and coordination among clients, engineering contractors, and relevant government departments. We help clients establish and operate their catering businesses in Hong Kong legally and successfully.

In addition to providing services for food licence applications, we also assist clients with food importer licence applications. Furthermore, to address the unfamiliarity of mainland enterprises with Hong Kong's health regulations, we provide food hygiene training for their employees, ensuring that these enterprises can operate in Hong Kong with confidence.

The following are some of our clients that expanded from mainland China to open shops in Hong Kong.

Food Safety Management System

Food Safety Management System (FSMS) Program for Food Establishment

We tailor-made appropriate FSMS program for specific clients to enhance food safety standard, reduce wastage of raw materials and more effective use of resources,as well as to comply with FEHD's health requirements. Our services included:

1. Establishment (Set-up, Implementation & Monitoring) of Food Safety Management System basing on ISO:22000 / HACCP standards and requirements.

Provision of regular and ongoing training programmes for staff on food, environemtntal and personal hygiene.

Provision of third party laboratory tests for food samples.

Carrying out of regular and on-need basis/surprise inspections wit

h follow-up reports and recommendation to central kitchen / food preparation centres by experienced professionals.

Contingency plan for Food Poisoning outbreak& Food Complaint incident.

Contingency Service for food incident

Professional service to cope with food incidents such as food poisoning and food complaints, by establish food safety plans and implement improvement works. Providing the related legal regulation knowledge and opinion to clients, and assist clients to reopen their food business.

1) Site visit, to analyze the root cause of food poisoning or complaints

2) To investigate the suspected food, 3rd party Laboratory Test if necessary

3) To establish and verify the contingency plan

4) To facilitate FEHD's inspection and improvable works

5) To implement the Food Safety Management System Program

6) Complying with the requirements of FEHD and Centre for Food Safety to rescind the closure order

Our experience:
- Assist a Chinese Restaurant to rescind the closure order executed in Food Poisoning outbreak
- Formulate and supervise remedial measures against a confirmed food poisoning outbreak in Buffet Restaurant in a Hotel

Professional Services

Professional Services