Hong Kong - Transfer Food Licence / Permit

ProcedureEdit

To transfer a food licence / permit, applicants will need to submit an application to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
A link to download the application is provided under 'Documents to Use' section.
Submit the completed form together with all other required documents (see list below).

Required DocumentsEdit

Completed transfer form
Certification made by recognised professional(s) (i.e. authorised persons/structural engineers registered under Section 3 of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123)) certifying that the food business premises are free of unauthorised building works shall be submitted to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in prescribed form(s) (FEHB 190 or FEHB 191) as in accordance with the corresponding guidelines.
Additionally, in connection with application for transfer of all food business licences, the proposed transferee is required to note the following arrangement : Except for food business premises in Housing Authoritys properties, the properties divested to The Link Management Limited or Government properties, a declaration (FEHB 192) declaring that the operation of the food business at the premises under application for transfer is in compliance with Government lease conditions shall be submitted to the FEHD, otherwise the FEHD is unable to process the application.
The proposed transferee must ensure that operating food business at the subject shop premises is in compliance with the requirements imposed under the legislation administered by the FEHD and other Government departments as well as the relevant Authorities. Proposed transferees are therefore strongly advised to check well in advance the following documents?(1) the Government Lease, (2) the Occupation Permit of the building, and (3) statutory plan
For application in the name of a corporation, the following documents should be submitted to the FEHD, otherwise the FEHD is unable to process the application.
a copy of Certificate of Incorporation under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) certified as true copy by the Registrar of Companies; or any other document to establish the legal entity of the corporation;
a copy of Notice of Situation of the Registered Office certified as true copy by the Registrar of Companies;
a copy of the latest Annual Return certified as true copy by the Registrar of Companies (Please submit a copy of Notification of First Secretary and Director certified as true copy by the Registrar of Companies in the year of a companys incorporation.);
a resolution in writing passed by the Board of Directors to authorise a person to act on behalf of the corporation to deal with licensing matters with the licensing authority;
Notice of Acceptance of the Authorisation signed by the authorised person;
a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the corporation; and
a copy of Business Registration Certificate for the corporation.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Address:
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Headquarters
44/F, Queensway Government Offices
66 Queensway, Hong Kong.

Telephone: 2868 0000 or 1823
(Both are 24-hour hotlines handled by 1823)

E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: 2869 0169

Restaurant Licensing Resource Centre
4/F, Pei Ho Street Municipal Services Building, 333 Ki Lung
Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon (hotline - 2958 0694)

Licensing Offices of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Hong Kong & Islands
Assistant Secretary (Other Licences)
Hong Kong & Islands Licensing Office,
8/F, Lockhart Road Municipal Services Building,
225 Hennessy Road,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Tel. No. : 2879 5712
Fax No. : 2507 2964
E-mail : [email protected]

Kowloon
Assistant Secretary (Other Licences)
Kowloon Licensing Office,
4/F, Pei Ho Street Municipal Services Building,
333 Ki Lung Street,
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Tel. No. : 2729 1293
Fax No. : 2789 0107
E-mail : [email protected]

New Territories
Assistant Secretary (Other Licences)
New Territories Licensing Office,
4/F, Tai Po Complex,
8 Heung Sze Wui Street,
Tai Po, New Territories
Tel. No. : 3183 9226
Fax No. : 2606 3350
E-mail : [email protected]

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Documents to UseEdit

Application for Transfer of Food Licence/Permit

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