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The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department has no plan to revise the policy on street cooked food or light refreshment hawker licences.
In a Legislative Council paper, the department said under the Hawker Regulation, except with the consent in writing, no hawker can transfer their licence to anyone else and a licence is deemed to be cancelled on the death of the licensee.
An on-street cooked food stall licence can only be succeeded by the spouse of a late licensee, provided the spouse agrees to operate the stall personally.
In the case of an application for transfer of an on-street cooked food stall licence to the spouse, the licensee must provide justification.
Environmental problems
The department does not intend to revise the policy because cooked food stalls can cause environmental problems and food safety concerns.
From May 1, 2004, to April 30, the department received 38 complaints against nuisance created by cooked food stalls and issued 222 summonses.
The department stressed it needs to implement the policy of gradual reduction of cooked food stall licences in a fair and consistent manner.
Many stalls have been moved into off-street public cooked food bazaars or public markets due to redevelopment or environmental improvement.
Other stall operators have moved their business to private premises or surrendered their licences under the ex-gratia payment scheme.
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