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A company was fined $4,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (March 18) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in August 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 had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
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. Condition 19 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 in the certificate. Enforcement action will continue to be taken against illegal clubs.
Ends/Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:36
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