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Man fined for illegal club operation
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     A man was fined $5,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (October 19) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance (the Ordinance).

     The courts heard that in June this year, the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club in Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, which was operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). During the investigation, OLA officers found that the number of people at the club during the inspection exceeded the maximum allowable capacity as stipulated in the CoC. Condition 6 of the CoC was breached.

     The man, being the CoC holder, was charged with contravening section 21(2) of the ordinance.

     A spokesman for the department said enforcement action would continue to be taken against illegal club operations.

Ends/Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Issued at HKT 18:15

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