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A man was fined $4,000 in the Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (December 14) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The Courts heard that in February this year, the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department inspected a club in Queen's Road West, Western, which has been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). OLA officers, posing as customers, patronised the club for food without being asked to show their membership status or being invited to join the club as members. They also found that the actual layout of the club deviated from the registered drawing, with an increased number of tables and chairs. Conditions 3 and 19 of the CoC were breached.
The man, being the CoC holder, was charged with contravening section 21(2) of the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
A spokesman for the department said robust enforcement action would continue to be taken against illegal clubhouse operations.
Ends/Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Issued at HKT 16:34
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