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Two men were each fined $2,000 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (September 1) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in February this year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Jaffe Road in Causeway Bay, which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
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. Condition 19 of the CoC was breached.
The two men, being the CoC holder and the manager of the club respectively, were charged with contravening sections 21(2) and 21(1)(a) 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/Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:08
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