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Managers fined for illegal club operations
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     Two men and one woman were fined from $1,000 to $4,000 at Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (April 17) 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 inspections at two clubs on Stanley Street and Cochrane Street in Central which had been operating with certificates of compliance (CoCs).
 
     The staff of the club on Stanley Street failed to post the CoC in a conspicuous part of the club. Condition 2 of the CoC was breached.
 
     During the investigation in the club on Cochrane Street, the 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. Condition 19 of the CoC was breached.
 
     The men and woman, being the the CoC holders and the manager of the clubs 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 would continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
 
Ends/Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Issued at HKT 17:30
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