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A company was fined $2,000 at Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today (December 10) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The court heard that the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection in July this year on a club in Tai Tong Road, Yuen Long, which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). During the investigation, OLA officers posed as customers and patronised the club for food and drink 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 company, being the CoC holder, was charged with contravening section 21(2) of the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
A department spokesman said robust enforcement action would continue to be taken against illegal clubhouse operations.
Ends/Friday, December 10, 2010
Issued at HKT 16:31
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