Restaurant licenses

Silvia made this Freedom of Information request to Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

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Dear Food and Environmental Hygiene Department,

I am writing to make official requests for "Restaurant licenses" at the end of 2019, the end of 2020 and the end of 2021 (three excel documents in total).

Yours faithfully,
Silvia

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Our Ref.: ( 3 ) in L/M (11126) to FEHD BAS 6-5/5/1
Tel. No.: 2867 5513
Fax No.: 2521 7261

Mr. / Ms. Silvia
Email: [FOI #1212 email]

Dear Mr. / Ms. Silvia,

Application for Access to Information

I refer to your application for access to information received on
3 November 2022.

We are processing your application and shall revert to you as soon
as possible. For enquiries related to access to information, please
contact the undersigned at 2867 5513.

Yours sincerely,

(Ms. Helen LAW)
for Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene

Dear Food and Environmental Hygiene Department,

Besides the three documents I have requested, I also want to get restaurant license data by the end of 2012 if possible.
Thanks!

Yours faithfully,

Silvia

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Our Ref.: ( 8 ) in L/M (11126) to FEHD BAS 6-5/5/1
Tel. No.: 2867 5513
Fax No.: 2521 7261

Mr. / Ms. Silvia
Email: [FOI #1212 email]

Dear Mr. / Ms. Silvia,

Application for Access to Information

I refer to your application for access to information received on
3 and 17 November 2022, and our acknowledgement of 11 November 2022.

As we are in progress of searching and retrieving the requested
records, we are unable to provide you with the information sought at this
stage. Pursuant to paragraph 1.18 of the Code on Access to Information,
you will be advised further in relation to your request on or before 23
December 2022.

For general enquiries about access to information, please contact
the undersigned at 2867 5513.

Yours sincerely,

(Ms. Helen LAW)
for Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

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Our Ref.: ( 9 ) in L/M (11126) to FEHD BAS 6-5/5/1
Tel. No.: 2867 5513
Fax No.: 2521 7261

Mr. / Ms. Silvia
Email: [FOI #1212 email]

Dear Mr. / Ms. Silvia,

Application for Access to Information

I refer to your application for access to information received on
3 and 17 November 2022, and our interim replies of 11 and 23 November 2022.

The list of licensed restaurants in Hong Kong is available at the
public domain of government data (https://data.gov.hk/en/) and the data
could be traced back to 28.12.2015. Our departmental system does not keep
the historical data before 28.12.2015.

For the data of restaurant licences in Hong Kong on or after
29.5.2021, the information could be downloaded from data.gov.hk at the link
below and choose the date range:

https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-f...

For the relevant data on or before 28.5.2021, the public could
follow the steps attached at Annex to download the data. The link at
data.gov.hk is also attached for further reference:

https://data.gov.hk/en/help/api-spec#his...

For general enquiries about access to information, please contact
the undersigned at 2867 5513.

Yours sincerely,

(Ms. Helen LAW)
for Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene

(See attached file: 11126_Annex.pdf)