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Two men were fined $2,000 and $3,000 respectively at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (December 30) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in June this year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Chatham Road South in Tsim Sha Tsui which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
OLA officers posed as customers and patronised the club for 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 two men, being the manager and the CoC holder of the club respectively, were charged with contravening sections 21(1)(a) or 21(2) of the Ordinance.
A spokesman for the department reminded all CoC holders to comply with the conditions as stipulated in the certificates. Enforcement action will continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
Ends/Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:46
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