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A company was fined $2,300 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (August 29) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The court heard that during an inspection in February this year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department inspected a club on Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). During the investigation, OLA officers posed as customers and patronised the club for food without being asked to show their membership status or being invited to join the club as members. Condition 19 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 CoC holders to comply with the conditions as stipulated therein. Enforcement action will continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
Ends/Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Issued at HKT 16:46
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