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A company was fined $3,000 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (January 20) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in July last year, officers of the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club in Percival Street, Causeway Bay, which has been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
During the investigation, 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. The club's layout was also found to have deviated from the registered drawings. Conditions 3 and 19 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/Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:22
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