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A company was fined $5,000 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (July 10) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The court heard that during an inspection last December, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department inspected a club in Staunton Road, Central, which had been 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 company, being the CoC holder, was charged with contravening section 21(2) of the Ordinance.
A spokesman for the department reminded all the CoC holders to comply with the conditions as stipulated therein. Enforcement action would continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
Ends/Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:45
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