Hai Xian Lao@Shaw House Suspended And Fined After Breaking SOP For Letting 20 People Dine Together
During Phase 2, the restaurant isn’t allowed to have more than 5 people in the same table while a hot pot restaurant foolishly giving permission to a group of people of 10 people dine in together in a VIP room and also lets the customer consume alcohol after 10.30 pm.
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Saturday (15 Aug), Hai Xian Lao, a hotpot restaurant at Shaw House was forced to shut down for 10 days and fined $2,000 after found out they were breaching the safety measurement. During the incident, the STB officer find that there was a suspicious discovery as more than 20 people were leaving the restaurant and notice that a group has been sitting in a locked private room inside which is to hide the group from the public as well as enforcement officers.
STB is not against having people go out, since the economy is doing really badly right now. However, Phase 2 rules are that people should only be in groups of up to 5 and mustn’t consume alcohol past 10.30 pm. STB urges people to go out responsibly. Restaurants are also reminded to follow the rules, as stiff penalties may fall on them if they don’t. STB told ST that most restaurants actually do follow the rules.
For example, a bar was ordered to suspend operations due to some customers not finishing their drinks before 10.30 pm. If you don’t want your favorite F&B places to fold – and many already have due in part to the ‘Circuit Breaker’ – please don’t cause them any trouble.
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