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Invincible (BBCM) and Kim’s Place Seafood Restaurant are the first two food and beverage outlets to be indicted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority for violating COVID-19 regulations.
Invincible Noodle House, also known as Bedok Bak Chor Mee, is being charged by the URA for violating COVID-19 safe handling measures. (Photo: Urban Redevelopment Authority)
SINGAPORE: Two restaurants were charged in court on Tuesday (February 2) of violating COVID-19 measures, including liquor consumption rules, and failing to guarantee that the groups had no more than five people, which was the limit at the time of the alleged crime.
This is the first charge of its kind handled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
Kim’s Place Seafood Restaurant, at 45 Joo Chiat Place, was accused of failing to ensure that there were no meetings or groups involving more than five people on the night of September 7 last year.
The restaurant also allegedly failed to ensure that the groups did not mix or mingle.
That same night, he allegedly allowed musical performances or singing, and took no steps to minimize physical interaction between customers or visitors.
The restaurant is accused of repeating this pattern of behavior, including mixing groups and allowing performances, on September 12, 2020.
The Singapore Straits Wine Company was also charged with holding a company dinner at Kim’s Place Seafood on September 7, 2020 for 26 of its workers.
Another restaurant that was charged was Invincible (BBCM) at 13 Circular Road, which URA said in a previous statement is also known as Bedok Bak Chor Mee. Five charges were brought against him in connection with the incidents of October 2 last year.
It is accused of failing to guarantee that each customer group was limited to five or fewer people, with at least 1 million among the groups on October 2 of last year.
The restaurant also reportedly failed to implement SafeEntry requirements for customers and visitors, and did not examine customer temperatures or check for visible symptoms.
The company was also accused of failing to ensure that each table was spaced at least 1 meter from any other chair located at another table at all times, and of failing to stop drinking after 10:30 p.m.
URA said in a previous statement that it filed charges against Invincible (BBCM) and ordered it to close its facilities for 10 days in October last year.
The company representatives will return to court at a later date. The penalties for violating COVID-19 laws are a maximum fine of S $ 10,000 or up to six months in jail. For subsequent offenses, the maximum jail sentences and fines are doubled.
