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A company was fined $3,600 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (April 3) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in September last year, the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club in Hau Fook Street, Tsim Sha Tsui, which has been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). During the investigation, there were non-members who patronised the club and the club staff could not show the membership registers upon the OLA officers' request. Conditions 19 and 20 of the CoC were 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 would continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
Ends/Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:20
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