A company was fined $4,000 at Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (January 17) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.

     The courts heard that in June last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted an inspection at a club on Des Voeux Road Central in Sheung Wan, which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC). 

     The OLA officers posed as customers and patronised the club for food without being asked to show their membership status or being invited to join the club as members. The club was found to have a layout deviated from the registered drawings. Conditions 3 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, January 17, 2017
Issued at HKT 16:28

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