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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), a Hong Kong-based governmental body dedicated to ensuring food safety and maintaining a clean, hygienic living environment for the populace. Established in 2000, its main areas of focus include comprehensive environmental hygiene services, food safety control via the Centre for Food Safety, management of public facilities like markets and slaughterhouses, and enforcement of public cleanliness regulations.
Visitors queuing to use a toilet in Ham Tin, Sai Kung East Country Park. The city’s ombudsman has cited “deficiencies” in repair work and cleaning services in Hong Kong’s country parks. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

‘Deficiencies’ in maintenance, repairs at Hong Kong parks mar visitor experience

Ombudsman urges authorities to overhaul management of country parks, including addressing delays in repair works and poor cleanliness.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | A bigger pie for pet-friendly restaurants would be nice

Hong Kong society

Cafe caught in red tape despite winning ballot for dog-friendly venue licence

Hong Kong politics

Ex-Hong Kong police deputy commissioner Albert Yuen set for hygiene chief role

Yuen will assume office on Tuesday after retiring from nearly four-decade police career.

Albert Yuen was appointed as an adviser for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.for a year in November 2023. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong society

1,000 restaurants to welcome dogs on July 9 under new scheme

Restaurants say they are expecting 20 per cent business boost after securing dog-friendly licences.

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Hong Kong society

‘Overwhelming’: Hong Kong’s dog-friendly restaurant scheme twice oversubscribed

Scheme draws 2,100 applications, more than double the 1,000-place quota allocated.

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Hong Kong society

Mobile ice cream vendor in Central told to stop selling product due to bacteria

Sample of soft ice cream contained 310 coliform bacteria per gram, more than three times permitted limit.

The Centre for Food Safety has said it informed the licence holder of the bacteria “irregularity” and ordered the vendor to stop selling the affected products. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Compliance matters for social acceptance of pet-friendly restaurants

How the scheme turns out will have a big impact on its adoption. The reality is that having dogs in restaurants is not everyone’s cup of tea.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Mass tourism is not ecotourism. Hong Kong must do better on this soon

The Yangtze’s turnaround was made possible by the political will to resist economic pressure. Hong Kong should implement similar principles.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s dog-friendly restaurant scheme receives 700 applications on first day

Restaurants rush to apply, with 70 per cent of 1,000 first-phase licences filled ahead of expected July roll-out.

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Hong Kong’s dog-friendly dining scheme got off to a strong start with 700 applications for licences on the first day. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Dog-friendly restaurants will get 90 officers helping them meet licence rules

Hong Kong authorities will help facilitate roll-out of new permit in July, with officers trained to explain licensing terms and inspect premises.

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A poodle outside a restaurant in Happy Valley. Under the new policy for licensed establishments, dogs must be kept on leads no longer than 1.5 metres and remain under an adult's control. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society

Viral clip of parasite in sashimi at Hong Kong sushi branch triggers raw emotions

Gatten Sushi issues apology on social media after footage of shocking discovery at Causeway Bay branch goes viral.

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Hong Kong society

No hotpot: Hong Kong dog-friendly restaurants face menu and layout limits

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department says officers will patrol licensed premises every day in first month after issuing permits.

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Hong Kong economy

Visitors warned over removing crabs, shells from Hong Kong’s Sharp Island

Authorities, NGO step up education efforts on island in anticipation of increased footfall over Labour Day ‘golden week’ break.

Visitors collect crabs and shells at Sharp Island in Sai Kung. Photo: Eric Jiang
Hong Kong society

Editorial | New tactic on water seepage can help keep Hong Kong buildings safe

Shifting responsibility for inspection costs to flat owners is a promising option and one worthy of support.

An old residential building in San Po Kong on September 19, 2025. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong plans new trial of infecting male mosquitoes to halt offspring growth

‘Mosquito-to-control-mosquito’ strategy will be deployed next year, as government considers stepping up control measures.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities use drones to help raid illegal Yuen Long slaughterhouse

Facility run under ‘very poor hygiene’ conditions, officers say after arresting operator, 67, and seizing goat meat.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong landlords face HK$17,000 inspection bill over ignored water seepage

The plan shifts responsibility of shouldering inspection costs from government to flat owners who fail to address water seepage problems.

Latest figures show 99 per cent of the confirmed water seepage cases last year were traced back to the flat directly above, resulting to about 5,000 nuisance notices. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Rats versus pets: Hong Kong dog owners want rodent poison in boxes, not bags

Pet owners call for environmental authorities to improve rat extermination methods after one dog accidentally consumes poison three times.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Health authorities probe possible food poisoning cluster at police college

Source confirms ‘institute’ mentioned by health authorities is Hong Kong Police College.

Accidents and personal safety

Wild boar bites hiker, tumbles to its death down flight of stairs in village

Animal chased the woman, 57, at a public toilet in Tseung Kwan O and bit her leg.

The boar was already dead when police arrived at the village. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong launches 3-year action plan to help residents fight the flab

Proportion of Hongkongers who are obese or overweight has been rising in recent decades.

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There are many forms of exercise to help with weight loss, experts say. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Open recruitment for hygiene chief ‘can attract innovator for tech push’

Hong Kong’s civil service chief defends shift from typical internal recruitment for head of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong eyes booking system, fees after campers overrun hotspots

Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department reveals plan amid calls for stronger public education, law enforcement and visitor limits at popular sites.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Green group calls for action after Hong Kong campsites packed

More tents at Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wan campsites in Sai Kung but situation ‘under control’, authorities say.

Greenpeace says it counted 585 tents at the Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wan campsites. Photo: Greenpeace
Hong Kong society

Licensee prosecuted over rat spotted in Don Don Donki sushi chiller in Hong Kong

Video on social media shows shopper recoiling as rodent scurries across boxes of sushi in display chiller at Tuen Mun supermarket.

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The footage on Threads shows a rat climbing across boxes of sushi in the supermarket display chiller. Photo: Threads
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong to recruit 2 civil service directors with ‘political acumen’

Authorities launch unprecedented open recruitment for environmental hygiene and information services directors.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

21 food poisoning cases linked to 3 firms, Hong Kong probe finds

Health officials are also investigating suspected norovirus food poisoning among diners at the five-star Mandarin Oriental.

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