Liquor Licensing Board of Hong Kong

Liquor Licensing Board
酒牌局
Licensing body overview
Formed 1997 (1997)
Jurisdiction  Hong Kong
Headquarters Room 106, 1/F, 258 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
Minister responsible
  • James WONG Kong-tin, Chairman
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Winnie FAN Chui-wah, Vice-Chairman
Parent department Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Key document
  • Dutiable Commodities (Liquor) Regulations, Cap. 109B
Website Official website
Liquor Licensing Board of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese 酒牌局

Liquor Licensing Board of Hong Kong (Chinese: 酒牌局, LLB) is the licensing body of the sale of alcohol in Hong Kong. LLB is responsible for licensing and not retail sales. Alcohol is sold freely at commercial retails stores in Hong Kong.

History

The LLB was created in 1997 to replace the licensing boards formerly under committees delegated from the Urban Council and Regional Council (under Dutiable Commodities (Liquor) Regulations (Cap. 109, section 6))[1] With the handover both councils were abolished the licensing boards were transferred to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

Management

The LLB is governed by a board that consists of a chair, vice-chair and 9 appointed board members. The agency is under the jurisdiction of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Members of the board are appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

Current LLB Chairman is James WONG Kong-tin.

Enforcement

Laws enforced by the LLB include:

  • Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, Cap 109
    • Cap 109 B Regulations 17
  • Dutible Commodities (Liquor) Regulations

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/2483

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