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A man was fined $3,500 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (April 29) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance (the Ordinance).
The courts heard that in August last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of 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 man responsible for managing the club was charged with contravening section 21(1)(a) 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, April 29, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:41
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