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A company was fined $1,000 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (August 27) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in December last year, the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club in Wyndham Street, Central, which has been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). During the investigation, the club staff failed to show the membership registers upon the OLA officers' request. Condition 20 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 would continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
Ends/Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:30
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