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More than 800 diners, staff warned or fined in police joint operation against illegal Hong Kong barbecue sites
- The two venues in Mei Foo are believed to have operated for nearly 18 years
- Owners arrested over fraud, operating unlicensed food business and breaching infection control measures
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More than 800 Hong Kong diners were warned or fined on Friday night after police raided two unlicensed barbecue sites in Mei Foo, arresting 17 owners and staff.
The move followed recent efforts by authorities to put up giant banners outside housing estates in the district, warning residents they could be prosecuted if they patronised the unauthorised venues at Kau Wah Keng.
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Police officers, acting with health officials, found owners of the two unlicensed sites were disguising their operations as type B and type C catering venues under the government’s Covid-19 vaccine bubble scheme, meaning tables of up to four and six customers respectively are allowed.
The two sites also displayed QR codes for customers to use the “Leave Home Safe” contact-tracing app, a mandatory system for type B to D restaurants. The Post was told both businesses had been in operation for nearly 18 years.
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