Albert Yuen Yuk-kin, a former deputy commissioner of operations with the Hong Kong police, has been appointed to lead the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) after a 37-year career. This appointment, along with the director of information services role, went to individuals with police backgrounds as part of civil service reforms.
Hong Kong will permit dogs in 1,000 restaurants from July 9, a scheme expected to boost business by up to 20%. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department selected the eateries via a ballot, with successful applicants including diverse restaurant types across various districts.
A Qiandama butcher shop in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, was prosecuted by the FEHD after a viral video showed rats on pig carcasses. Inspections revealed poor hygiene, leading to legal action under the Food Business Regulation.
Hong Kong's new dog-friendly restaurant licensing scheme is off to a strong start, with 70% of the 1,000-place quota filled on the first day of applications. The scheme is expected to launch in July.
Hong Kong's food hygiene authorities are training 90 officers to inspect restaurants for a new dog licence scheme, set to launch in July with a 1,000-restaurant quota. The initiative aims to clarify legal grey areas for businesses.
Hong Kong restaurants applying for a licence that allows dogs to enter their premises will have to remove hotpot from their menus or change their eatery layouts to comply with regulations and ensure food and pet safety, authorities have said. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) also said on Monday that officers would patrol the 1,000 licensed premises every day in the first month to inspect and understand their operations, provide advice and ensure compliance with licensing...
Hong Kong restaurants will be able to apply for licences from May 18 to allow dogs under a new scheme, with the first designated venues expected to admit pets from July. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said on Thursday that applications would open on May 18 and close on June 8. In the first phase, applications will be capped at 1,000 restaurants. If the number exceeds the quota, places will be allocated by ballot. Restaurants larger than 20 square metres (215 square feet) are...
Hong Kong restaurants will be able to apply for licences from May 18 to allow dogs under a new scheme, with the first designated venues expected to admit pets from July. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said on Thursday that applications would open on May 18 and close on June 8. In the first phase, applications will be capped at 1,000 restaurants. If the number exceeds the quota, places will be allocated by ballot. Restaurants larger than 20 square metres are eligible to apply, the...
Hong Kong will trial a 'mosquito-to-control-mosquito' strategy next year, infecting male mosquitoes with bacteria to prevent their offspring from reaching maturity. The initiative follows the city's first locally recorded dengue fever case since 2024, involving a 21-year-old man bitten near a construction site in Penny's Bay on Lantau Island. The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene announced the government may lower the threshold for stepping up mosquito control as the mosquito population rises rapidly.
