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A company was fined $3,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (December 18) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance (the Ordinance).
The courts heard that in July this year, the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club in Kimberly Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, which has been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). During the investigation, OLA officers found that the club's layout had deviated from the original drawings. Condition 3 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/Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:58
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