Liquor Licensing Board (Hong Kong)

Liquor Licensing Board
Liquor Licensing Board
Traditional Chinese	酒牌局
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jáu pàaih guhk
Jyutping	Zau2 paai4 guk6

Liquor Licensing Board
酒牌局
Licensing body overview
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

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

History[]

The LLB was created to replace the licensing boards formerly organised under the Urban Council and Regional Council, which were disbanded at the end of 1999.

Management[]

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

Current LLB Chairman is .

Enforcement[]

Laws enforced by the LLB include:

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

References[]

External links[]

Official website

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