Company and woman fined for illegal club operations
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The courts heard that in May this year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Lock Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, 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 as members. The club's staff failed to show the registered drawings upon the OLA officers' request. Also, the club was found to have a layout that deviated from the registered drawings and the exit route was obstructed. Conditions 3, 12, 17 and 19 of the CoC were breached.
The woman and the company, being the manager and the CoC holder of the club respectively, were charged with contravening section 21(1) (a) or 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 will continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
Ends/Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Issued at HKT 17:25
Issued at HKT 17:25
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