Dbkl Liquor Sales Ban At Grocery Chinese Medicine Stores Not Lifted

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The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has issued a statement denying that the ban on liquor sales at grocery and convenience stores as well as Chinese medicine halls in the city was revoked.
It said on Facebook that its excise licensing board met on Nov 23 and only considered the renewal of unrelated licences.
“The sale of liquor at grocery and convenience stores as well as Chinese medicine shops is still subject to the existing guidelines that have been set.
“The board, which met on Nov 23, only approved 1,519 applications for the renewal of various wholesale, public housing, and retail licences,” said DBKL.
The excise licensing board processes liquor licensing applications in Kuala Lumpur per Regulation 18 of the Excise (Licensing Board) Regulations 1977.
The clarification by DBKL follows a report in China Press that DBKL excise licensing board chairperson Pooi Weng Keong announced the board had revoked the liquor ban when it met on Nov 23.
Federal Territories PAS Youth information chief Abdul Razak Ramli then called the alleged decision regrettable and disappointing because it would allegedly lead to more social problems.
The ban on the sale of hard liquor by grocery and convenience stores took effect in November 2021.
The sale of beer on such premises is still allowed subject to additional rules, which include having to place beer products in a special display section, separate from other beverages.
The ban prohibited the sale of hard liquor or distilled spirits at such premises. However, customers were still allowed to buy beer from them from 7am to 9pm.
The ban was reportedly lifted last week following the appointment of new committee members to the board. It also reportedly approved 1,519 applications for liquor licences. - Mkini

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