Fire Safety Requirements of Licensed / Registered Premises - Food Premises

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Enquiry of the Application Progress / Status of “No Objection to Licence Renewal (NOLR) Notice” via HKFSD Mobile App

Licensee of Food Business may check the application progress/status of “No Objection to Licence Renewal (NOLR) Notice” via HKFSD Mobile App. Licensee may conduct enquiry at “Search” > “Licensed Premises Renewal Status” in the app. Upon issuance of “NOLR Notice”, licensee of Food Business may liaise with Licensing Authority (Food and Environmental Hygiene Department) for licence renewal matters.

 

Food Premises

The below Fire Safety Requirements are for reference only. Detailed Fire Safety Requirements will be separately issued subject to the result of on-site assessment.

Types of Licensed / Registered Premises	Role of FSD & Application Procedures	Requirements and Checklists	Important Advice
Restaurant	Role Flowchart Performance Target	Light refreshment restaurants with low fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) Light refreshment restaurants with high fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) General restaurants with low fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) General restaurants with high fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) Barbecue/hot pot restaurants with low fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) Barbecue/hot pot restaurants with high fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) General (fast food) restaurant (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) Food businesses in small houses (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation)   Fire Safety Conditions for Conducting Temporary or Occasional Hot Pot / Food Warming / Flambéing in Seating Accommodation (Excluding outside Seating Accommodation) of General Restaurants / Factory Canteens Using Portable Stoves	DOs & DON'Ts Common Irregularities Licensing Authority Website
Factory Canteen	Role Flowchart Performance Target	Factory Canteens with low fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) high fire potential (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation)   Fire Safety Conditions for Conducting Temporary or Occasional Hot Pot / Food Warming / Flambéing in Seating Accommodation (Excluding outside Seating Accommodation) of General Restaurants / Factory Canteens Using Portable Stoves	DOs & DON'Ts Common Irregularities Licensing Authority Website
Food Factory / Bakery	Role Flowchart Performance Target	Bakeries and food factories for manufacture only (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation) manufacture and sale on premises (Checklist for supporting documents) (Checklist for prior preparation)	DOs & DON'Ts Common Irregularities Licensing Authority Website
Karaoke Establishment in Restaurant	Role Flowchart Performance Target	Karaoke Establishment in Restaurant	Licensing Authority Website
Cold Store		Cold Store under Food Business Regulation (Cap.132X)	Licensing Authority Website

 

Important Advice

• FAQ
• A Guide to Application for Letter of Compliance for Ventilating System
• Brochure - Food Premises’Fire Safety Requirements(FSRs) Advice to Licensee
• Pamphlet - Good Housekeeping Practice for Continuous Compliance with FSRs in Food Premises

 

Other Requirements for Food Premises

1. Various fuels used in food premises (04/2024)
2. Various fuels used in seating accommodation of food premises serving barbecue food and/or hot pot
3. Outside Seating Accommodation (3rd revision)
4. Self-contained luminaries emergency lighting system
5. FSD Circular Letter No. 2/2023 - Fire Safety Requirements for Mechanical Ventilating Systems
6. Ventilation / Air Conditioning Control Systems for Licensed Premises
7. FSD Cirular Letter No. 1/2019 - Ventilation / Air Conditioning (V/AC) Control System
8. Typical Fire Safety Requirements for Cooking Activity outside Kitchen
9. Specific Requirements for Cooking Activities Using Charcoal as Fuel Outside Kitchen (CACOK)
10. Additional Fire Safety Requirements for Using Charcoal as Fuel Inside Kitchen
11. Fire Safety Requirements of Ventilating System for Scheduled Premises
12. Fire Safety Requirements of Ventilating System for Premises (other than Scheduled Premises)
13. Specific Requirements for Teppanyaki
14. Requirements for Emergency Lighting Systems with Central Power Supply
15. Additional Fire Safety Requirement for Food Room

 

Submission of Documents / Report of Completion of Work via Electronic Form

Applicants may now submit documents related to their licensed premises applications or report of completion of fire safety requirements, click here to access the electronic form.

 

Electronic Fire Safety Requirements (e-FSR)

The Fire Services Department has implemented "Electronic Fire Safety Requirements (e-FSR)" in applications for food premises (including General Restaurant, Light Refreshment Restaurant, Factory Canteen, Bakery / Food Factory) and Places of Public Entertainment (including Non-Cinema / Theatre, Cinema / Theatre, except Temporary Places of Public Entertainment), whereby the relevant requirements will be sent electronically to the email address provided by the applicant, thereby facilitating the applicant and speeding up the processing procedure.

 

Electronic Fire Services Certificate

The Fire Services Department has launched the "e-Issuance System", relevant Fire Services Certificate can also be delivered to the email address provided by the applicant. This electronic Fire Services Certificate adopts "e-Proof" solution, click here to view more.

 

Previous Revisions of Requirements for Food Premises

1. Light refreshment restaurants with low fire potential (06/2010)
2. Light refreshment restaurants with high fire potential (06/2010)
3. General restaurants with low fire potential (06/2010)
4. General restaurants with high fire potential (06/2010)
5. Barbecue/hot pot restaurants with low fire potential (06/2010)
6. Barbecue/hot pot restaurants with high fire potential (06/2010)
7. General (fast food) restaurant (06/2010)
8. Food businesses in small houses (06/2010)
9. Factory Canteens with low fire potential (06/2010)
10. Factory Canteens with high fire potential (06/2010)
11. Bakeries and food factories for manufacture only (06/2010)
12. Bakeries and food factories for manufacture and sale on premises (06/2010)
13. Outside Seating Accommodation (1st revision)
14. Various fuels used in food premises (02/2019)
15. Outside Seating Accommodation (2nd revision)

 

Enquiries

Licensing and Policy Division

Hong Kong Licensing Office
Address: M/F, Sheung Wan Fire Station, 2 Western Fire Services Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Tel : 2549 8104
Fax : 2559 3461
Email : h_lic_1@hkfsd.gov.hk

Kowloon West Licensing Office
Address: 6/F, Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station Complex, 333 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Tel : 2302 5339
Fax : 2302 5314
Email : k_lic_1@hkfsd.gov.hk

Kowloon East Licensing Office
Address: Unit 1809-1810, 18/F, Skyline Tower, 39 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay.
Tel : 3423 9332
Fax : 2722 5256
Email : k_lic_3@hkfsd.gov.hk

New Territories Licensing Office
Address: Unit 1809-1810, 18/F, Skyline Tower, 39 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay.
Tel : 3423 9328
Fax : 2443 1411
Email : nt_lic_1@hkfsd.gov.hk

 

Ventilation Group

Address: 35/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Tel : 2718 7567 / 2251 4165
Fax : 2382 2495
Email : fsvs@hkfsd.gov.hk