The Mei Foo Jiu Hua Keng unlicensed barbecue site has been in operation for nearly 20 years. It has been repeatedly "swept the site" and still stands. The effectiveness of the government's law enforcement has been criticized.
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department once again conducted a joint operation with the police last night (19th) and conducted a raid on the two barbecue sites involved. In addition to arresting 17 persons in charge and staff, it also charged 82 people for violating the gathering restriction order. This is a rare place. Action against diners.
In addition, the police also stated that during the enforcement period, a total of 727 people were playing and having fun. According to the official website of the Jiuhuajing BBQ Site, the charge was 198 yuan per person on Friday night. At least 143,000 business volume, far exceeding the maximum fines for operating an unlicensed restaurant and violating the epidemic prevention regulations, shows that the profit of the barbecue site is huge, and the effectiveness of past law enforcement has not been able to deter the barbecue site.
The two barbecue sites involved in Kau Wah Lane are located in Kowloon, only about 10 minutes away from MTR Mei Foo Station. They have always been popular among the public. The cool autumn weather has further attracted customers. Tseng Junhua, who participated in the last special contest, was also a guest. Some readers used to be at the barbecue site "Uncle Wild Catch Potato Chips."
Former senior government officials also inadvertently patronized unlicensed restaurants or were misled.
One of the barbecue sites, "Yoshiyaki", stated on the Facebook page in September this year, "Our company complies with the government's anti-epidemic regulations to operate in Zone B and C." You must use "Travel with peace of mind" and you cannot fill in the paper. However, check the list of Category C catering establishments of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
When the police raided last night, they also found that the barbecue site was pretending to be a licensed restaurant, displaying the QR code "Travel with peace of mind" at the door, and falsely claiming that it was a category B or C restaurant. They were also involved in "unlicensed possession of radio communication devices", "unlicensed food business operations" and violations of 599F. The person in charge of the venue alone has been arrested and 17 people have been arrested.
No food was spared. In addition to warnings to 727 diners, the police also issued tickets to 82 people who violated the gathering restriction order.
According to the official website of "Mei Foo Jiuhua Keng BBQ Site", the fee for Friday night is 198 yuan per adult and 158 yuan for children or the elderly. If calculated as adults, the total fee for 727 diners is 143,946 yuan. That is to say, the barbeque place has charged 6 figures for just one night.
According to the police, since January, they have carried out law enforcement with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department at the barbecue site involved four times and filed prosecutions against the person in charge. At the same time, they have also prosecuted the relevant persons for violating the two anti-epidemic regulations 599F and 599G.
In the past, law enforcement agencies mainly prosecuted the two barbecue sites involved in operating unlicensed restaurants and violating anti-epidemic regulations, but they have been bombarded with ineffective results, causing the barbecue sites to continue to resurrect.
According to the Food Business Regulations, operating an unlicensed food business can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for 6 months; if the person in charge of the catering business violates the epidemic prevention regulations, he can also be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for 6 months .
In other words, the maximum fine for the two crimes is only 100,000 yuan, which is far lower than the high turnover of one night, indicating that the barbecue site is extremely profitable. The current penalties may not be sufficiently deterrent.
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Another person at Kau Wah Lane, Mei Foo was arrested for predation. The Department of Environmental and Environmental Protection has prosecuted 23 times in the district this year. The FEHD and the police have cracked down on the unlicensed barbecue at Kau Wah Lane in Mei Foo. Pretending to be a licensed restaurant, the police arrested 17 people for fraud and ticket charges, 82 people for violation of restrictions.
