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Man fined for illegal club operation
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     A man was fined $15,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (April 16) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
 
     The courts heard that in October last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, which has been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).

     OLA officers posed as customers and patronised the club for food and drinks without being asked to show their membership status or being invited to join the club. OLA officers found that the club's layout had deviated from the registered drawings and the number of people at the club during the inspection had exceeded the maximum allowable capacity as stipulated in the CoC. Also, the club staff could not show the certificate of fire services installations and equipment, as well as the registered drawings, upon the OLA officers' request. Conditions 3, 6, 10, 17 and 19 of the CoC were breached.

     The man, 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 16, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:50

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