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Two men were each fined $1,500 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (March 31) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in September last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club in Elgin Street, Central, which had 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. Condition 19 of the CoC was breached.
The two men, being the CoC holder and the manager of the club, were charged with contravening sections 21(2) and 21(1) of the Ordinance respectively.
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, March 31, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:16
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