Company fined for illegal club operation
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The courts heard that in December last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Yun Ping Road in Causeway Bay, which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
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. The club's staff failed to show the registered drawings upon the OLA officers' request and the number of people at the club had exceeded the maximum allowable capacity as stipulated in the CoC. Also, the club was found to have the exit route obstructed. Conditions 6, 12, 17 and 19 of the CoC were breached.
The company, being the CoC holder of the club, 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 will continue to be taken against illegal club operations.
Ends/Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Issued at HKT 17:35
Issued at HKT 17:35
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