KUALA LUMPUR: Outlets that have valid restaurant licences to serve liquor will be able to operate under the conditional movement control order (MCO), says city mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan (pic).
“As long as these businesses have the necessary approvals such as a licence to serve food from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and a licence to sell liquor from the Customs Department, they can be open for business.
“But of course, these businesses must adhere to the restrictions stated under the rules of the conditional MCO, ” he said, adding there was no ban on alcohol being served at these premises.
However, he said that outlets with an entertainment licence such as pubs, bars and nightclubs would have to remain closed.
The mayor was clarifying a statement by Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa on Tuesday (May 5) that businesses that sell liquor besides food, could not operate for the time being.
On Monday (May 4), Annuar had said that pubs that sell liquor were in the same category as karaoke and other entertainment centres and would not be allowed to operate.
As part of the conditional MCO, DBKL said that restaurants, food courts, hawker centres, roadside stalls, food trucks, mobile stalls, temporary roadside stalls will be allowed to operate from 7am to 10pm.
However, cinemas, theatres, karaoke centres, theme parks, museums, entertainment centres and busking would not be allowed.
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