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Company fined for illegal club operation
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     A company was fined $9,500 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (August 15) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.

     The courts heard that in February this year, the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club in Kok Cheung Street, Tai Kok Tsui, which has 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. OLA officers also found that the actual layout of the club had deviated from the registered drawings and the club staff could not show the registered drawings and membership registers upon the OLA officers' request. Conditions 3, 17, 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 in the certificate. Enforcement action will continue to be taken against illegal club operations.

Ends/Thursday, August 15, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:23

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