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A man and a company were fined $6,000 and $8,000 respectively at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (August 26) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in March this year, officers of the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Nathan Road in Yau Ma Tei which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
During the investigation, OLA officers found that the number of people at the club had exceeded the maximum allowable capacity as stipulated in the CoC and a fire resistant door had been held open. Conditions 6 and 9 of the CoC were breached.
The man and the company, being the manager of the club and the CoC holder of the club respectively, were charged with contravening section 21(1) (a) and section 21(2) 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/Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:05
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