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A man was fined $9,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (October 28) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in March this year, officers from 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 actual layout of the club had deviated from the registered drawings, and the number of people at the club exceeded the maximum allowable capacity as stipulated in the CoC. Conditions 3 and 6 of the CoC were breached.
The man, 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/Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:21
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