For establishing certain kinds of business, it may require the business owner to be granted with the license before operations. Such process would normally involve huge time cost for the business owner. We provide consultation to our clients and help them to complete the commercial premise license application process. Some common government departments that grant license for commercial premises include:

• a) Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
  • i. Bakery license
  • ii. Club Liquor license
  • iii. Cold store license
  • iv. Commercial bathhouses
  • v. Factory canteen license
  • vi. Food factory license including shushi/ sashimi
  • vii. General restaurant license
  • viii. Fresh provisional shop license
  • ix. Frozen confection factory and milk factory license
  • x. Light refreshment restaurant license
  • xi. Liquor license
  • xii. Milk factory license
  • xiii. Non-bottled drinks/ frozen confections/ milk permit
  • xiv. Place of Public Entertainment
  • xv. Siu mei and lo mei shop license
  • xvi. Swimming pool
• b) Leisure and Cultural Services Department
  • i. Public billiard saloon
  • ii. Public bowling saloon
  • iii. Public skating ring
• c) Police Department
  • i. Pawnbrokers
  • ii. Temporary liquor license
  • iii. Massage
• d) Home Affairs Department
  • i. Bedspace Apartments
  • ii. Clubs include:
    • Bar
    • Coffee shop
    • Eating and drinking clubs
    • Internet services, hobby, video and educational clubs
    • Lounge
    • Mahjong clubs
    • Religious, professional, trade, business associations
    • Residents clubs
    • Restaurant
    • Sports/ fitness and martial arts clubs
  • iii. Guesthouse including camp site
  • iv. Karaoke establishments
  • v. Purpose built hotels and non-proposed built hotels
• e) Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
  • i. Public Dance Halls
  • ii. TV game centre
• f) Social Welfare Department
  • i. Child Care Centre
  • ii. Residential Care Home for the Elderly
• g) Education Bureau
  • i. Kindergarten
  • ii. School
• h) Buildings Department
  • i. Oil storage installation
• i) Fire Services Department
  • i. Storage of dangerous goods