Operators fined for illegal club operations
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The courts heard that in August last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Soy Street in Mong Kok which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). The club's staff failed to show the registered drawings upon the OLA officers' request. Condition 17 of the CoC was breached.
The two men, being the manager of the club and the CoC holder of the club respectively, were charged with contravening section 21(1)(a) and 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, March 15, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:30
Issued at HKT 17:30
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